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Security fix · CVE-2025-59161

Element Web is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK.

Published Sep 16, 2025 · catalog updated Sep 16, 2025 · Element Web is a

Last checked Oct 29, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59161. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Element Web is a is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (Element Web is a).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
Low2.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.41%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor element-hq element-web < 1.11.112

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

Are you affected?

Enter the version you run. The result uses only the ranges stored on this record.

The check returns affected, not affected, or incomplete. It does not guess a version that is missing from the record.

  • vendor element-hq element-web < 1.11.112< 1.11.112

How to fix CVE-2025-59161

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-59161. EPSS is 0.41%. Act only if a listed version of Element Web is a is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with element-hq element-web < 1.11.112 < 1.11.112. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.41%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Sep 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    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 i

  2. Sep 16, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    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 i

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-59161

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-59161

    30-day exploitation probability 0.41%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-29626

    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

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 29, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 29, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 23, 2026
  • EUVDOct 23, 2026