01642 06 11 11 Arrange Call

Bypassing Dangerous File Type Execution Protection in Telegram Desktop

CVE-2020-17448 · HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVE-2020-17448

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.

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