Information disclosure in Telegram for macOS - #VU55654
Published: August 9, 2021
Vulnerability identifier: #VU55654
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
Cybersecurity Help is currently unaware of any official solution to address this vulnerability.