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