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Telegram Desktop <= 2.1.13 Protection Mechanism Bypass Vulnerability (Windows)
Information
Severity
Severity
Medium
Family
Family
General
CVSSv2 Base
CVSSv2 Base
6.8
CVSSv2 Vector
CVSSv2 Vector
AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Solution Type
Solution Type
Vendor Patch
Created
Created
3 years ago
Modified
Modified
3 years ago
Summary
Telegram Desktop is prone to a protection mechanism bypass vulnerability.
Insight
Insight
Telegram Desktop allows a spoofed file type to bypass the Dangerous File Type Execution protection mechanism, by using the chat windows with a filename that lacks an extension.
Affected Software
Affected Software
Telegram Desktop through version 2.1.13.
Detection Method
Detection Method
Checks if a vulnerable version is present on the target host.
Solution
Solution
Update to version 2.2.0 or later.