CVE-2020-17448

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Published Aug 11, 2020 CVSS 3.1 · 7.8 High EPSS 2.3% KEV · Not listed

Description

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.

Affected Products

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2020-9400	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.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Network

Access Complexity Medium

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact Partial

Availability Impact Partial

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: 2.3% (2.281% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://github.com/VijayT007/Vulnerability-Database/blob/master/Telegram-CVE-2020-17448
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v2.2.0
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-34
https://telegram.org

History

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Subscriptions

Telegram Telegram Desktop

Weaknesses

CWE-863

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:53 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Aug 11, 2020, 4:02 PM
Updated: Aug 4, 2024, 1:53 PM
Reserved: Aug 9, 2020, 12:00 AM

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 2:58 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Aug 11, 2020, 5:15 PM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 2:58 AM

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