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

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2025-27599
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
4 Nov 2026, 16:32 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

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

core-osv · Original source

Published 18 Apr 2025, 15:49 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2025-27599
Complete source record
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  "method": "structured",
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    "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2025-27599",
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}