CVE-2020-17448

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CVSS 3.1

7.8 high

EPSS

2%p82

Published

Aug 11, 2020 (Aug 11, 2020)

Modified

Jun 17, 2026

Description

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.

Vendors: telegram
Products: telegram desktop
Weakness: CWE-863
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD CVE.org GitHub PoCs EPSS (2.3%)

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