CVE-2026-119407

Element Web and Element Desktop before 1.12.32 Forced Logout via Guest Credential URL Parameters

7.1 High

Element Web and Element Desktop before 1.12.32 accept guest credentials from URL fragment parameters in loadSession, allowing remote unauthenticated attackers to log out users and clear local stores. Attackers can lure logged-in users into opening links with guest_user_id and guest_access_token to force an attacker-controlled guest session and destroy unbacked end-to-end encryption keys.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: None
User interaction: Passive

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: None
Integrity: Low
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

0.14%Unchanged since Oct 31, 2026

What each source reports

CVE List Score used 7.1

Element Web and Element Desktop before 1.12.32 Forced Logout via Guest Credential URL Parameters

Record: CVE-2026-119407
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-06

EUVDEUVD-2026-113791 7.1

Record: EUVD-2026-113791
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Updated: 2026-11-06

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-fm3q-8qwm-p5xr 7.1

Element Web and Element Desktop before 1.12.32 accept guest credentials from URL fragment...

Record: GHSA-fm3q-8qwm-p5xr
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-02

NVD 7.1

Record: CVE-2026-119407
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1: 7.1 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-04

OSV 7.1

Element Web and Element Desktop before 1.12.32 Forced Logout via Guest Credential URL Parameters

Record: CVE-2026-119407
CVSS 4.0: 7.1 HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weakness: CWE-352
Updated: 2026-11-07

Affected products

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 4, 2026	facts	CVE List
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2026-119407 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Element-hq Element-desktop, published October 30, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.14%, the 3rd percentile. No source names a fixed version.

References

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