CVE-2025-27606: element-hq element-android
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2025-27606 is a medium (CVSS 5.1) vulnerability in element-hq element-android. EPSS estimates a 0.19% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 8.2% of scored vulnerabilities.
Timeline
- 14-03-2025PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 14-03-2025Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
2 scores · 2 sources · 1 version- NVDNIST4.6MediumCVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:NDiffers
EPSS trend
Probability
0.19%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
8%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
0.00 pp
From 0.19% on 20-09-2026
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
0 foundNo public exploits indexed.
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Element1 product
- element< 1.6.34
Element-hq1 product
- element-android< 1.6.34
2 vendors · 2 products
References
3 links- github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-632v-9pm3-m8chX Refsource CONFIRMVendor Advisory