CVE-2026-107181 json
Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 IPC Record Injection File Exfiltration via interpret: Scheme
published last mo. modified 16h ago also EUVD-2026-94329
- cvss
- 8.1
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.6%
- EPSS 0.6% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 50%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
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.
Patch / fix
- Telegram Telegram Desktop 7.2.9
- telegram-desktop Debian 12 4.6.5+ds-2+deb12u1
- telegram-desktop Debian 14 5.7.2+ds-6
debian advisories DEBIAN-CVE-2026-107181
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- Exploitation
- Proof of concept is public
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- last mo.
Exploit prediction
0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 50% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
Exploits and checks
- beaksec.github.io https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/ referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | 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 |
| CNA | 3.1 | 8.1 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 8.6 | 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 |
Affected products
- Telegram Telegram Desktop
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-143 Improper Neutralization of Record Delimiters
References
-
github.com
/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/db3405699f8fc3ae28a58d2348b7d13a43c0590a
patch
-
beaksec.github.io
/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/
technical-description, exploit
-
github.com
/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v7.2.9
release-notes
-
github.com
/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/sandbox.cpp#L362-L364
technical-description
-
github.com
/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/support/support_helper.cpp#L673-L751
technical-description
-
github.com
/telegramdesktop/tdesktop
product
-
vulncheck.com
/advisories/telegram-desktop-before-7.2.9-ipc-record-injection-file-exfiltration-via-interpret-scheme
third-party-advisory
- lists.debian.org /debian-lts-announce/2026/11/msg00013.html
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-107181
- NVD CVE-2026-107181
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