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CVE-2024-26131: Element Android Intent Redirection

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.8 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2024-02-29 · updated 2026-06-17
• Weakness: CWE-923

Description

Element Android is an Android Matrix Client. Element Android version 1.4.3 through 1.6.10 is vulnerable to intent redirection, allowing a third-party malicious application to start any internal activity by passing some extra parameters. Possible impact includes making Element Android display an arbitrary web page, executing arbitrary JavaScript; bypassing PIN code protection; and account takeover by spawning a login screen to send credentials to an arbitrary home server. This issue is fixed in Element Android 1.6.12. There is no known workaround to mitigate the issue.

Affected products

• element-hq element-android: from 1.4.3 before 1.6.12 — fixed in 1.6.12

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: element-hq element-android 1.6.12. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12
• https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53734255ec270b0814946350787393dfcaa2a5a9
• https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-j6pr-fpc8-q9vm
• https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/9267555?hl=en
• https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12
• https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/53734255ec270b0814946350787393dfcaa2a5a9
• https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-j6pr-fpc8-q9vm
• https://support.google.com/faqs/answer/9267555?hl=en

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