CVE-2018-3986 describes an information disclosure vulnerability in Telegram Android application version 4.9.0, specifically within its "Secret Chats" functionality. Despite users deleting secret chats, photos shared within them remain stored on the device, accessible to other applications. This vulnerability has a CVSS score of 5.5 (Medium), indicating a local attack vector with low complexity, requiring low privileges, and resulting in high confidentiality impact. There is no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
4.9.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:4.9.0:*:*:*:*:android:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.0
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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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.