CVE-2026-62347
Element Call exposes shared passwords in logs
What happened?
Element Call is a native Matrix video conferencing application. From 0.16.0 until 0.20.3, the standalone Element Call `SPA` logs the `password` URL query parameter. When a user submits an error report, called a rageshake, these logs are shared with the application operator. Users can therefore unintentionally disclose the shared `password` used to encrypt the call, potentially compromising call confidentiality. Avoiding submission of bug reports or debug logs prevents this disclosure path in affected versions. Upgrading does not remove secrets from previously collected `rageshakes`, which require separate cleanup by the log-server operator. This issue is fixed in version 0.20.3.
Affected software and versions
| Software | Version information | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| element-callelement-hq | affected: >= 0.16.0, < 0.20.3 | See vendor advisory |
Version information comes from the source record and can include unaffected products and exceptions. Distribution packages may contain backported fixes: an older upstream version alone does not prove a server is affected.
Is it being exploited?
This CVE was not listed in the CISA catalogue at our last retrieval. This does not establish that exploitation is absent.
How to respond
- Confirm the product, installed package version, and any configuration requirements in the vendor advisory.
- Follow the vendor’s remediation or workaround guidance in the references below. Structured fixed-version data is unavailable here; the publisher’s description may include a fix or workaround.
- Restart affected services if required, then verify the running version. Known exploitation may warrant investigation as well as patching.
Sources and remediation references
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-62347
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/security/advisories/GHSA-wpww-g4f9-vg8x
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/commit/51bd17d3356462f09560100f2813511924eee375
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/commit/a47c1536fcccd73ed7cdb89fff7d1c96d205b1b6
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/releases/tag/v0.20.3
- https://github.com/element-hq/element-call/releases/tag/v0.21.0