Low severity · published Feb 20, 2024
CVE-2024-26132
Element Android can be asked to share internal files.
3.3
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Element Android is an Android Matrix Client. A third-party malicious application installed on the same phone can force Element Android, version 0.91.0 through 1.6.12, to share files stored under the `files` directory in the application's private data directory to an arbitrary room. The impact of the attack is reduced by the fact that the databases stored in this folder are encrypted. However, it contains some other potentially sensitive information, such as the FCM token. Forks of Element Android which have set `android:exported="false"` in the `AndroidManifest.xml` file for the `IncomingShareActivity` activity are not impacted. This issue is fixed in Element Android 1.6.12. There is no known workaround to mitigate the issue.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 33% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EL
element-android · element-hq
>= 0.91.0, < 1.6.12 · source: vendor
EL
Element · Element
0.91.0 before 1.6.12 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2024-26132
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2024-26132
Patch
https://element.io/blog/security-release-element-android-1-6-12
Patch
https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/commit/8f9695a9a8d944cb9b92568cbd76578c51d32e07
Patch
https://github.com/element-hq/element-android/security/advisories/GHSA-8wj9-cx7h-pvm4
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