CVE-2025-27606

Element Android is an Android Matrix Client provided by Element. Element Android up to version 1.6.32 can, under certain circumstances, fail to logout the user if they input the wrong PIN more than the configured amount of times. An attacker with physical access to a device can exploit this to guess the PIN. Version 1.6.34 solves the issue.

CVSS v3 5.1 MEDIUM

5.1^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.5 / Impact : 2.5

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact LOW

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53bd78b05de375c6e6b0b5aa794a56b4ba95984c	Patch
https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/87d7fcdc8036a4db4da8c403f87c73a64a546304	Patch
https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-632v-9pm3-m8ch	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:element:element:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2025-03-14 17:15

Updated : 2025-10-16 19:23

NVD link : CVE-2025-27606

Mitre link : CVE-2025-27606

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2025-27606

JSON object : View

Products Affected

element

element

CWE

CWE-488

Exposure of Data Element to Wrong Session

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