Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.14, and Telegram 3.3.0.0 WP8.1 on Windows, leaks…
Priority LOW 32CWE-200Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200.
Summary
Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.14, and Telegram 3.3.0.0 WP8.1 on Windows, leaks end-user public and private IP addresses during a call because of an unsafe default behavior in which P2P connections are accepted from clients outside of the My Contacts list.
Why it matters now
EPSS 0.01803 78th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 1 exploit referenceTagged by NVD
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2018-17780
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r3p8-5cf3-rwmg
References
More Telegram Desktop vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-22409 Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 - Denial of Service (PoC) CVSS 4.0MEDIUM 4.6
- TI-2018-12545 Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends… CVSS 3.0CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2018-17780 · CVE Program
- CVE-2018-17780 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r3p8-5cf3-rwmg · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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