CVE-2026-107181

Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 IPC Record Injection File Exfiltration via interpret: Scheme

Published Oct 7, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 8.6 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 contains an IPC record-separator injection vulnerability in Core::Sandbox that allows remote attackers to inject OPEN: records via crafted tg:// links containing unescaped semicolons. Attackers can reach the interpret: scheme handler to upload local files, including tdata session keys, to an attacker channel, enabling account takeover.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-4886-1 telegram-desktop security update
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 contains an IPC record-separator injection vulnerability in Core::Sandbox that allows remote attackers to inject OPEN: records via crafted tg:// links containing unescaped semicolons. Attackers can reach the interpret: scheme handler to upload local files, including tdata session keys, to an attacker channel, enabling account takeover.
Title Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 IPC Record Injection File Exfiltration via interpret: Scheme
First Time appeared Telegram
Telegram telegram Desktop
Weaknesses CWE-143
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Telegram
Telegram telegram Desktop
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 8.6, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Nov 9, 2026, 8:07 AM
Reserved
Oct 7, 2026, 1:01 PM
Status
Awaiting Analysis
Published
Oct 7, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Nov 9, 2026, 9:16 AM