CVE-2026-55850 (GCVE-0-2026-55850)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5
Published
2026-08-21 18:30
Modified
2026-08-21 19:54
Severity ?
VLAI Severity ?
EPSS score ?
CWE
- CWE-79 - Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation ('Cross-site Scripting')
Summary
Element Web is a Matrix web client built using the Matrix React SDK. Prior to 1.12.22, EmbeddedPage in apps/web/src/components/structures/EmbeddedPage.tsx renders homeserver-supplied homepage content through dangerouslySetInnerHTML without passing it through sanitizedHtmlNode. A malicious homeserver can provide crafted HTML that Element Web renders on the homepage; the content security policy prevents JavaScript but not phishing HTML. This issue is fixed in version 1.12.22.
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Impacted products
| Vendor | Product | Version | ||
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| element-hq | element-web |
Version: < 1.12.22 |
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