CVE-2026-107181
Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 IPC Record Injection File Exfiltration via interpret: Scheme
CVSS Score
8.1
EPSS Score
0.0%
EPSS Percentile
0th
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.
| CWE | CWE-143 |
| Vendor | telegram |
| Product | telegram desktop |
| Published | Oct 7, 2026 |
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CVSS v3 Breakdown
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Affected Versions
Telegram / Telegram Desktop
0 < 7.2.9
References
beaksec.github.io: https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/ github.com: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/db3405699f8fc3ae28a58d2348b7d13a43c0590a github.com: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v7.2.9 github.com: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/sandbox.cpp#L362-L364 github.com: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/support/support_helper.cpp#L673-L751 github.com: https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop vulncheck.com: https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/telegram-desktop-before-7.2.9-ipc-record-injection-file-exfiltration-via-interpret-scheme
Credits
Emiliano Versini