CVE-2025-27606

MEDIUM

5.1

CVSS v3

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.

CWE-488

How to fix

Remediation Available

ElementWindows application

Affected:1.6.34Fixed in:1.6.34Element

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorLocal

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredNone

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityLow

IntegrityLow

AvailabilityNone

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Exploit Intelligence

0.18%probability of exploitation in 30 days

8thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 8% of all known CVEs.

References

Patch2

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Related Vulnerabilities

Other CWE-488 vulnerabilities, ordered by exploit likelihood. View all

CVE	Severity	CVSS	EPSS	Exploited	Fix
CVE-2024-38367	High	8.2	11%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-6162	High	7.5	1.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2025-1247	High	8.3	0.8%	-	-
CVE-2024-27935	High	7.2	0.7%	-	Fix
CVE-2024-27455	Critical	9.1	0.6%	-	-
CVE-2024-5148	High	7.5	0.6%	-	Fix

Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2025-27606?

Upgrade Element to 1.6.34 or later.

Is CVE-2025-27606 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2025-27606 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.18% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 8% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2025-27606?

CVE-2025-27606 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.1, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2025-27606 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for Element (Windows application). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2025-10-16.