Information disclosure in Telegram for macOS - #VU55653

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Information disclosure in Telegram for macOS - #VU55653

Published: August 9, 2021


Vulnerability identifier: #VU55653
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSSv4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vulnerable software:
Telegram for macOS
Software vendor:
Telegram

Description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to gain access to potentially sensitive information.

The vulnerability exists due to any shared location, audio, video, or documents that are sent are stored with the prefix “secret-file-xxxxxx” in the Telegram cache directory. A remote attacker can gain unauthorized access to sensitive information on the system.


Remediation

Install updates from vendor's website.

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