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CVE-2022-23597

22
FAUCET Score

CVE-2022-23597 is a remote program execution vulnerability affecting Element Desktop versions prior to 1.9.7. This high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) requires user interaction, specifically clicking a malicious link and then another button, to execute a binary on the victim's machine. While the attacker cannot specify program arguments, certain configurations might allow URI specification, potentially leading to arbitrary code execution. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.

Impacted Technologies

VendorProductVersion(s)CPE
< 1.9.7CPE matchmatch criteria
cpe:2.3:a:element:desktop:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

CVSS Data

CVSS version used by this source: 3.1

8.3HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
HIGH
Privileges Required
NONE
User Interaction
REQUIRED
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality Impact
HIGH
Integrity Impact
HIGH
Availability Impact
HIGH
Exploitability Score
1.6
Impact Score
6.0
CvssVersion
3.1

Exploit Intelligence

EPSS Score
1.48%
Probability of exploitation in next 30 days
EPSS Percentile
71.2%
Percentile rank of EPSS score among Peer Group
As of 2026-07-27
Model: v2026.06.15
This CVE's current EPSS score of 0.0148 is in the 70th percentile among its peer group of 14,875 CVEs.

Social Chatter

No social media mentions found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.1 Reddit, 0.2 Bluesky, 0.1 Mastodon, and 0.2 GitHub mentions.

Media Mentions

No media coverage found for this CVE.

The average CVE in this peer group has 0.3 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.1 Security Researcher mentions.

Remediation

Patch Available

Vendor Patches (1)

github_advisorypatch availablevia nvd_reference
View patch

References

github.com / vector-im/element-desktop/commit/89b1e39b801655e595337708d4319ba4313feafa
PatchThird Party Advisory
github.com / vector-im/element-desktop/security/advisories/GHSA-mjrg-9f8r-h3m7
Third Party Advisory