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CVE-2025-27599

Element X Android vulnerable to loading malicious web pages via received intent

Published: Apr 18, 2025Updated: Apr 21, 2025 Sources: CVE List NVDCWE-20
NVD MITRE
6.5CVSSMEDIUM
EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78.2%
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
No Fix Available

Description

Element X Android is a Matrix Android Client provided by element.io. Prior to version 25.04.2, a crafted hyperlink on a webpage, or a locally installed malicious app, can force Element X up to version 25.04.1 to load a webpage with similar permissions to Element Call and automatically grant it temporary access to microphone and camera. This issue has been patched in version 25.04.2.

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:NUI:NS:UC:LI:LA:N
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:NPrivileges Required
None
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:LConfidentiality
Low
I:LIntegrity
Low
A:NAvailability
None
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Weaknesses

CWE-20CWE-926

Affected Products

element-x-androidelement-hq
Mixed
Communications / messaging-chat
element-hqoss-projectCommunications

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

No known exploits, KEV entries, or remediation guidance available for this vulnerability yet.

MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique
Initial Access
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References

https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/security/advisories/GHSA-m5px-pwq3-4p5m
github.com
https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/commit/dc058544d7e693c04298191c1aadd5b39c9be52e
github.com
https://github.com/element-hq/element-x-android/releases/tag/v25.04.2
github.com

Timeline

Published
Apr 18, 2025
Last Updated
Apr 21, 2025

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