Vulnerabilities > CVE-2020-17448 - Incorrect Authorization vulnerability in Telegram Desktop

047910
CVSS 7.8 - HIGH
Attack vector
LOCAL
Attack complexity
LOW
Privileges required
NONE
Confidentiality impact
HIGH
Integrity impact
HIGH
Availability impact
HIGH
local
low complexity
telegram
CWE-863

Summary

Telegram Desktop through 2.1.13 allows a spoofed file type to bypass the Dangerous File Type Execution protection mechanism, as demonstrated by use of the chat window with a filename that lacks an extension.

Vulnerable Configurations

Part Description Count
Application
Telegram
437

Common Weakness Enumeration (CWE)