CVE-2026-107181: telegram telegram_desktop
Vulnerability summary
CVE-2026-107181 is a high (CVSS 8.6) vulnerability in telegram telegram_desktop. EPSS estimates a 0.34% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 26.6% of scored vulnerabilities. 1 public exploit is recorded.
Timeline
- 07-10-2026PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
- 07-10-2026Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.
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.
CVSS metrics
7 scores · 4 sources · 2 versions- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.6HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- OSV · DebianEcosystem advisory · calculated8.6HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- NVDNIST8.6HighCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- OSV · UbuntuEcosystem advisory · calculated8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
- NVDNIST8.1HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
EPSS trend
Probability
0.34%
Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days
Percentile
27%
Versus all other CVEs
30-day change
Change unavailable
Change unavailable
Known exploited
Compare KEV catalogsNot in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.
Public exploits
1 foundExploit Reference (beaksec.github.io)
Maturity: unknown
Weaknesses
CWE · root causeAffected systems
Debian1 product
- telegram-desktopAll versions (No fix recorded)
Telegram1 product
- telegram_desktop< 7.2.9
Ubuntu1 product
- telegram-desktopAll versions (No fix recorded)
3 vendors · 3 products
References
10 links- beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/Technical DescriptionExploitREPORT
- github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/sandbox.cppTechnical DescriptionREPORT
- github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/support/support_helper.cppTechnical DescriptionREPORT