CVE-2020-17448
7.8
HIGH
CVSS 3.1
EPSS 0.22%
Description
Telegram Desktop through 2.1.13 allows a spoofed file type to bypass the Dangerous File Type Execution protection mechanism, as demonstrated by use of the chat window with a filename that lacks an extension.
How to fix CVE-2020-17448
To remediate CVE-2020-17448, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- Debian/telegram-desktop—upgrade to 2.2.0+ds-1 or later
Is CVE-2020-17448 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.2%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 2.2.0+ds-1
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | HIGH7.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |