CVE-2018-15543 affects Telegram Messenger for Android (version 4.8.11), allowing an authentication bypass via the FingerprintManager class. An attacker could authenticate with an arbitrary fingerprint due to improper implementation of the fingerprint API with the Android KeyGenerator. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 6.8 (Medium), indicating a physical attack vector, low complexity, and high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.8.11CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:4.8.11:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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Remediation records are not available for this CVE.