CVE-2026-48007
Published:June 11, 2026
Updated:June 15, 2026
Impact Element Call versions 0.5.17 through 0.19.3 report analytics data to a PostHog server, when configured to by a "posthog" key in config.json or by the "posthogApiHost" and "posthogApiKey" URL parameters. Several fields of this data ("$initial_person_info", "$session_entry_url", and "$current_url") were found to contain the full URL of the user's visited page, including the fragment. Users of a standalone Element Call ‘SPA’ instance such as https://call.element.io may therefore have reported the full URLs of certain calls, including encryption passwords, to the configured PostHog server, potentially compromising the confidentiality of the calls to actors who could access both the PostHog analytics data and the encrypted media streams. The same issue is present in Element Call's embedded package, but in practice it does not impact applications using this package (including Element Web, Element Desktop, Element X iOS, and Element X Android) because they distribute encryption keys over Matrix rather than encoding a password in the URL. Patches Patched in Element Call 0.19.4. Workarounds Users may opt out of analytics in the 'Feedback' tab of Element Call's settings and create new links for future calls. Admins who host Element Call as a standalone application may disable PostHog analytics entirely by removing the "posthog" key from their deployment's config.json file. For more information If there are any questions or comments about this advisory, please send an email to "security at element.io" (mailto:security@element.io).
Affected Packages
@element-hq/element-call-embedded (NPM):
Affected version(s) >=0.9.0-rc.1 <0.19.4Fix Suggestion:
Update to version 0.19.4Related Resources (3)
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Contact UsCVSS v4
Base Score:
8.6
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Attack Requirements
NONE
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Vulnerable System Confidentiality
HIGH
Vulnerable System Integrity
HIGH
Vulnerable System Availability
NONE
Subsequent System Confidentiality
NONE
Subsequent System Integrity
NONE
Subsequent System Availability
NONE
CVSS v3
Base Score:
8.1
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Attack Complexity
LOW
Privileges Required
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
NONE
Weakness Type (CWE)
Exposure of Sensitive Information to an Unauthorized Actor