What is CVE-2020-12474?

CVE-2020-12474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Telegram. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-01.

How severe is CVE-2020-12474?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Vulnerability in Telegram

CVE-2020-12474

Telegram Desktop through 2.0.1, Telegram through 6.0.1 for Android, and Telegram through 6.0.1 for iOS allow an IDN Homograph attack via Punycode in a public URL or a group chat invitation URL.

EPSS: 0.025 (82.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

Affected products

Telegram
Telegram Telegram_desktop
N/a — versions n/a

References

cve@mitre.org (Third Party Advisory, x_refsource_MISC)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2020-12474?: CVE-2020-12474 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Telegram. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2020-05-01.
How severe is CVE-2020-12474?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.