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TI-2017-12965 Aliases CVE-2017-17715GHSA-5vpw-rqv4-gcp5

The saveFile method in MediaController.java in the Telegram Messenger application before…

Priority MEDIUM 42CWE-22Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
Required
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The saveFile method in MediaController.java in the Telegram Messenger application before 2017-12-08 for Android allows directory traversal via a pathname obtained in a file-transfer request from a remote peer, as demonstrated by writing to tgnet.dat or tgnet.dat.bak.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01741 77th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*before 2017-12-08VulnerableTelegram
  • cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_messenger:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions before 2017-12-08 Vulnerable ·Telegram

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2017-17715
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-5vpw-rqv4-gcp5

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2018-12653 Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.14, and Telegram 3.3.0.0 WP8.1 on Windows, leaks… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.5

Sources

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