CVE-2020-12474 describes an IDN Homograph attack vulnerability affecting Telegram Desktop up to version 2.0.1, and Telegram for Android and iOS up to version 6.0.1. This medium-severity vulnerability (CVSS 6.5) allows attackers to craft deceptive URLs using Punycode in public or group chat invitation links, potentially leading to information disclosure (C:H) if a user is tricked into clicking a malicious link. There is no evidence of active exploitation, publicly available exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* | ||
<= 6.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:*:*:*:*:*:iphone_os:*:* | ||
<= 2.0.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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