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Low · 2.7 CVE-2025-59161 EUVD-2025-29626

In Element Web and Element Desktop, a malicious room can hide an unrelated room and cause it to be left when the malicious room is left

Published Sep 16, 2025 · Updated Sep 16, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

Element Web is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. Element Web and Element Desktop before version 1.11.112 have insufficient validation of room predecessor links, allowing a remote attacker to attempt to impermanently replace a room's entry in the room list with an unrelated attacker-supplied room. While the effect of this is temporary, it may still confuse users into acting on incorrect assumptions. The issue has been patched and users should upgrade to 1.11.112. A reload/refresh will fix the incorrect room list state, removing the attacker's room and restoring the original room.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
element-hq element-web < 1.11.112 —

Fixed in Linux distributions

Distributions backport fixes, so the version that fixes this vulnerability differs per release — upgrade to at least the version shown. From the distributions' security trackers and advisories.

ReleasePackageFixed inAdvisory
openSUSE Tumbleweed element-web +1 1.11.112-1.1 openSUSE-SU-2025:15559-1, openSUSE-SU-2025:15558-1

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