CVE-2026-107181
Full vulnerability record from the local CVENow database.
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.
Severity
HIGH
CVSS score
8.6
(v4.0)
Vulnerability status
Awaiting Analysis
Source identifier
Published
2026-10-07 14:17:08.807000
Last modified
2026-11-09 09:16:58.203000
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