CVE-2021-47793

Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 - Denial of Service (PoC)

Published Jan 15, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 4.6 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending an oversized message payload. Attackers can generate a 9 million byte buffer and paste it into the messaging interface to trigger an application crash.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

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Advisories

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History
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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:2.9.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'poc', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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First Time appeared Telegram
Telegram telegram
Telegram telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop telegram Desktop
Vendors & Products Telegram
Telegram telegram
Telegram telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop telegram Desktop
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Description Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending an oversized message payload. Attackers can generate a 9 million byte buffer and paste it into the messaging interface to trigger an application crash.
Title Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 - Denial of Service (PoC)
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 4.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Mar 5, 2026, 1:28 AM
Reserved
Jan 14, 2026, 2:39 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jan 16, 2026, 12:16 AM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 4:18 AM