CVE-2025-27599 (GCVE-0-2025-27599)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-04-18 15:49 – Updated: 2025-04-18 16:06
VLAI?
Summary
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.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-926 - Improper Export of Android Application Components
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
element-hq element-x-android Affected: < 25.04.2
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