TI-2020-08485 Aliases CVE-2020-10570 GHSA-fwx7-h2cj-c566

The Telegram application through 5.12 for Android, when Show Popup is enabled, might…

LOW 27Published 2020-03-24 · Updated 2024-08-04

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

The Telegram application through 5.12 for Android, when Show Popup is enabled, might allow physically proximate attackers to bypass intended restrictions on message reading and message replying. This might be interpreted as a bypass of the passcode feature.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00389 33rd 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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
—	—	all versions	—	No fix listed	CNA

— Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram::::::android::*	up to 5.12.0	Vulnerable	Telegram

cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:* Versions up to 5.12.0 Vulnerable ·Telegram

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2020-10570
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-fwx7-h2cj-c566

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/VijayT007/Vulnerability-Database/blob/master/Telegram:CVE-2020-10570

TI-2018-11088 An issue was discovered in the org.telegram.messenger application 4.8.11 for Android. CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.8
TI-2021-10892 The Telegram app 7.6.2 for iOS allows remote authenticated users to cause a denial of… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.7
TI-2023-11787 Telegram 9.3.1 and 9.4.0 allows attackers to access restricted files, microphone ,or… CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.5
TI-2019-07370 Telegram Desktop before 1.5.12 on Windows, and the Telegram applications for Android… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.8
TI-2018-14480 The "secret chat" feature in Telegram 4.9.1 for Android has a "side channel" in which… CVSS 3.0HIGH 8.1
TI-2024-06509 Improper multimedia file attachment validation in Telegram for Android app CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1

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Sources

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