CVE-2023-26818 is a medium-severity vulnerability affecting Telegram versions 9.3.1 and 9.4.0, allowing attackers to bypass macOS Transparency, Consent, and Control (TCC) protections. By leveraging the DYLD_INSERT_LIBRARIES flag, an attacker with local user privileges can gain unauthorized access to restricted files, the microphone, or video recordings. While there is no known active exploitation or public exploit code, the vulnerability has garnered community discussion and media coverage, indicating awareness and potential for future exploitation.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
9.3.1CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:9.3.1:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* | ||
9.4CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:9.4:*:*:*:*:macos:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.0 Twitter, 0.0 Reddit, 0.0 Bluesky, 0.0 Mastodon, and 0.1 GitHub mentions.
The average CVE in this peer group has 0.1 InfoSec Media, 0.0 Vendor Blog, and 0.0 Security Researcher mentions.
Remediation records are not available for this CVE.