CVE-2025-27606 Element Android PIN autologout bypass

Medium 5.1 Published 14 Mar 2025 Updated 14 Mar 2025

Attackers with physical access can bypass PIN lockout limits to guess credentials and take over accounts in Element Android.

Exploited in the wild: Not known
Login needed: Not needed
Attackable: Local or same network only
Victim action needed: Not needed
Fix: None listed

What is CVE-2025-27606?

CVE-2025-27606 is a medium-severity vulnerability in element-hq element-android, published on 14 Mar 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

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.

Weakness: CWE-488

Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-27606?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Element Element.

How do I fix CVE-2025-27606?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-27606 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2025-27606 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-27606 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-632v-9pm3-m8ch.