---
id: 7658
title: "CVE-2022-23597: Remote code execution on Element Desktop"
cve: CVE-2022-23597
source_domain: hacktron.ai
source_url: "https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/element-rce"
published_at: "2022-08-13T00:00:00Z"
tags: ["rce", "vulnerability-research", "sandbox-escape", "v8", "electron", "cve-2022-23597", "element-desktop"]
phying_url: "https://phying.com/item/7658"
lang: en
---

# CVE-2022-23597: Remote code execution on Element Desktop

## Summary

Full RCE on Element Desktop achieved by chaining iframe injection, Electron misconfigurations, and a V8 exploit to escape the sandbox and reach Node.js APIs from a compromised subframe.

## Intelligence Metadata

- **Sources:** hacktron.ai
- **CVE:** CVE-2022-23597
- **Published:** 2022-08-13T00:00:00Z
- **Original:** https://www.hacktron.ai/blog/element-rce
- **Phying News:** https://phying.com/item/7658