Information disclosure in Telegram for macOS - #VU55653
Published: August 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55653
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 8.7 [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]
CVE-ID: N/A
CWE-ID: CWE-200
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
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.
Affected software
Telegram for macOS
Remediation
Install updates from vendor's website.
Telegram for macOS - update to 7.8.1