CVE-2021-27204

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Published Feb 12, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 5.5 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed

Description

Telegram before 7.4 (212543) Stable on macOS stores the local passcode in cleartext, leading to information disclosure.

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 [-]

AND

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

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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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-2021-13969	Telegram before 7.4 (212543) Stable on macOS stores the local passcode in cleartext, leading to information disclosure.

Metrics

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

Exploit prediction score: < 1% (0.297% probability within 30 days)

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.inputzero.io/2020/12/telegram-privacy-fails-again.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEt-_5b4OaA

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Telegram Telegram

Weaknesses

CWE-312

Sources

CVE record Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:40 PM

Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: mitre
Published: Feb 12, 2021, 7:48 AM
Updated: Aug 3, 2024, 8:40 PM
Reserved: Feb 12, 2021, 12:00 AM

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Vulnrichment No data

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NVD Updated: Jun 17, 2026, 3:44 AM

Status: Modified
Published: Feb 12, 2021, 8:15 AM
Modified: Jun 17, 2026, 3:44 AM

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