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TI-2018-12545 Aliases CVE-2018-17613GHSA-f948-97vm-63xw

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends…

Priority MEDIUM 45CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.01625 76th 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_desktop:1.3.16:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:*1.3.16 alphaVulnerableTelegram
  • cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram_desktop:1.3.16:alpha:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 1.3.16 alpha Vulnerable ·Telegram

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17613
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-f948-97vm-63xw

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2021-22409 Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 - Denial of Service (PoC) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.6
  • TI-2019-07370 Telegram Desktop before 1.5.12 on Windows, and the Telegram applications for Android… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2020-13213 Telegram Desktop through 2.1.13 allows a spoofed file type to bypass the Dangerous File… CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
  • TI-2018-12317 Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.14 might allow attackers to cause a denial of service… CVSS 3.0HIGH 7.5
  • TI-2020-09975 Telegram Desktop through 2.0.1, Telegram through 6.0.1 for Android, and Telegram through… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 6.5
  • 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
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Sources

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