Vulnerability · Published Mar 14, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-27606Element Android PIN autologout bypass
Medium 5.1
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in element-android from element-hq. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 9% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.1Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 91.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
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.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| element-hq | element-android | < 1.6.34 |
Weakness: CWE-488 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
References
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-632v-9pm3-m8ch x_refsource_CONFIRM
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53bd78b05de375c6e6b0b5aa794a56b4ba95984c x_refsource_MISC
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/87d7fcdc8036a4db4da8c403f87c73a64a546304 x_refsource_MISC