CVE-2021-41861

Published Oct 4, 2021 CVSS 3.1 · 3.3 Low EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The Telegram application 7.5.0 through 7.8.0 for Android does not properly implement image self-destruction, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-16248. After approximately two to four uses of the self-destruct feature, there is a misleading UI indication that an image was deleted (on both the sender and recipient sides). The images are still present in the /Storage/Emulated/0/Telegram/Telegram Image/ directory.

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Source ID Title
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2021-28862 The Telegram application 7.5.0 through 7.8.0 for Android does not properly implement image self-destruction, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-16248. After approximately two to four uses of the self-destruct feature, there is a misleading UI indication that an image was deleted (on both the sender and recipient sides). The images are still present in the /Storage/Emulated/0/Telegram/Telegram Image/ directory.
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Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 4, 2024, 3:22 AM
Reserved
Oct 1, 2021, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Oct 4, 2021, 3:15 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:09 AM