9.8

CVE-2018-17613: telegram telegram_desktop Insufficiently Protected Credentials

CVSS: 9.8v3.0CriticalModified
AliasesUBUNTU-CVE-2018-17613DEBIAN-CVE-2018-17613
Published 28-09-2018Last modified 05-08-2024
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2018-17613 is a critical (CVSS 9.8) Insufficiently Protected Credentials vulnerability in telegram telegram_desktop. EPSS estimates a 1.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 75.8% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
70/100
0100
High · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
9.8/10
010
Critical · v3.0 (NVD)
EPSS score
1.63%
0%100%
Low · 0.00 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 28-09-2018
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 05-08-2024
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.

CVSS metrics

4 scores · 3 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

1.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

76%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

0.00 pp

From 1.63% on 20-09-2026

20-09-202620-10-2026
EPSS score
1.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Debian1 product
  • telegram-desktopAll versions (No fix recorded)
Telegram1 product
Ubuntu1 product
  • telegram-desktopAll versions (No fix recorded)

3 vendors · 3 products

References

5 links