Vulnerability in Telegram
CVE-2019-16248
The "delete for" feature in Telegram before 5.11 on Android does not delete shared media files from the Telegram Images directory. In other words, there is a potentially misleading UI indication that a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent image (analogous to supported functionality in which a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent message).
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 5.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (37.9th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 38th percentile — 37.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.004 · newest: 0.004 · change: 0.000
Affected products
References
- www.inputzero.io/2019/09/telegram-privacy-fails-again.html (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
- github.com/RootUp/PersonalStuff/blob/master/Telegram_Privacy.pdf (Third Party Advisory)
- www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/2 (Mailing List, Third Party Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2019-16248?
- CVE-2019-16248 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Telegram. CVSS score: 5.5/10. Published 2019-09-11.
- How severe is CVE-2019-16248?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 5.5 out of 10.