Element Desktop is a Matrix client for desktop platforms with Element Web at its core. Element Desktop before 1.9.7 is vulnerable to a remote program execution bug with user interaction. The exploit is non-trivial and requires clicking on a malicious link, followed by another button click. To the best of our knowledge, the vulnerability has never been exploited in the wild. If you are using Element Desktop < 1.9.7, we recommend upgrading at your earliest convenience. If successfully exploited, the vulnerability allows an attacker to specify a file path of a binary on the victim's computer which then gets executed. Notably, the attacker does *not* have the ability to specify program arguments. However, in certain unspecified configurations, the attacker may be able to specify an URI instead of a file path which then gets handled using standard platform mechanisms. These may allow exploiting further vulnerabilities in those mechanisms, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution.
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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published: 2022-02-01T11:49:40

Updated: 2024-08-03T03:43:46.941Z

Reserved: 2022-01-19T00:00:00

Link: CVE-2022-23597

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Status : Analyzed

Published: 2022-02-01T12:15:08.317

Modified: 2022-02-04T17:20:55.773

Link: CVE-2022-23597

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