CVE-2026-107181
8.1 HIGHpublic exploit availablePublished 2026-10-07 · Updated 2026-10-07
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 has an IPC record-separator injection vulnerability that allows attackers to inject OPEN: records via unescaped semicolons in tg:// links, enabling remote file upload and account takeover.
- Exploitability
- The vulnerability is easily exploitable as it requires only a user to click a crafted tg:// link with unescaped semicolons, making it a simple phishing or social engineering attack vector.
- Blast radius
- The impact could be significant as compromised Telegram accounts can lead to unauthorized access to sensitive communications and potential lateral movement within organizations that use Telegram for business purposes.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to Telegram Desktop 7.2.9 or later to remediate the IPC record-separator injection vulnerability.
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NVD 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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Weaknesses
CWE-143
Public exploit & PoC references
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/sandbox.cpp#L362-L364
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/support/support_helper.cpp#L673-L751
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/db3405699f8fc3ae28a58d2348b7d13a43c0590a
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v7.2.9
All references
- https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/sandbox.cpp#L362-L364
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/support/support_helper.cpp#L673-L751
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/db3405699f8fc3ae28a58d2348b7d13a43c0590a
- https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v7.2.9
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/telegram-desktop-before-7.2.9-ipc-record-injection-file-exfiltration-via-interpret-scheme
Source data: NVD (nvd.nist.gov), public domain. Exploit-DB.ai adds local AI analysis for defensive use only.
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