Telegram Desktop through 2.1.13 allows a spoofed file type to bypass the Dangerous File Type Execution protection mechanism, as demonstrated by use of the chat window with a filename that lacks an extension.
https://security.gentoo.org/glsa/202101-34
https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v2.2.0
https://github.com/VijayT007/Vulnerability-Database/blob/master/Telegram-CVE-2020-17448
https://telegram.org
Source: Mitre, NVD
Published: 2020-08-11
Updated: 2024-11-21
Base Score: 6.8
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:M/Au:N/C:P/I:P/A:P
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.8
Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity: High
EPSS: 0.00668