Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 IPC Record Injection File Exfiltration via interpret: Scheme
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-107181 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | VulnCheck |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-10-07 14:17:08 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-10-07 17:16:53 UTC |
| Description | Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 contains an IPC record-separator injection vulnerability in Core::Sandbox that allows remote attackers to inject OPEN: records via crafted tg:// links containing unescaped semicolons. Attackers can reach the interpret: scheme handler to upload local files, including tdata session keys, to an attacker channel, enabling account takeover. |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.6 HIGH from [email protected]
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Problem Types: CWE-143 | CWE-143 Improper Neutralization of Record Delimiters
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 8.6 | HIGH | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| 3.1 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| 3.1 | CNA | CVSS | 8.1 | HIGH | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
PassiveConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
NoneCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowPrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
RequiredScope
UnchangedConfidentiality
HighIntegrity
HighAvailability
NoneCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | Telegram | Telegram Desktop | affected 7.2.9 semver | Not specified |
| CNA | Telegram | Telegram Desktop | unaffected 7.2.9 semver | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/db3405699f8fc3ae28a58d2348b7d... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| www.vulncheck.com/advisories/telegram-desktop-before-7.2.9-ipc-record-injection... | [email protected] | www.vulncheck.com | |
| github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v7.2.9 | [email protected] | github.com | |
| beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover | [email protected] | beaksec.github.io | |
| github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/sup... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/cor... | [email protected] | github.com | |
| github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop | [email protected] | github.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Emiliano Versini (en)
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.