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.
History

Wed, 07 Oct 2026 18:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


Wed, 07 Oct 2026 14:00:00 +0000

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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'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-10-07T13:35:40.907Z

Updated: 2026-10-07T17:04:52.514Z

Reserved: 2026-10-07T13:01:39.479Z

Link: CVE-2026-107181

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-07T16:09:52.538Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-10-07T14:17:08.807

Modified: 2026-10-07T17:16:53.520

Link: CVE-2026-107181

cve-icon Redhat

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