What is CVE-2019-10044?

CVE-2019-10044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-03-25.

How severe is CVE-2019-10044?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Microsoft Windows

CVE-2019-10044

Telegram Desktop before 1.5.12 on Windows, and the Telegram applications for Android, iOS, and Linux, is vulnerable to an IDN homograph attack when displaying messages containing URLs. This occurs because the application produces a clickab…

EPSS: 0.033 (86.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

Microsoft Windows
Telegram
Telegram Telegram_desktop
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Exploit, Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)
cve@mitre.org (VDB Entry, Third Party Advisory, vdb-entry, x_refsource_BID)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2019-10044?: CVE-2019-10044 is a high-severity vulnerability in Microsoft Windows. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2019-03-25.
How severe is CVE-2019-10044?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.