Vulnerability · Published May 1, 2020 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2020-12474
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in the telegram-desktop package (Debian). There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 2.6% (higher than 85% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.
Severity (CVSS NVD)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)2.6%top 14.6% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsnot in CISA KEV
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Telegram Desktop through 2.0.1, Telegram through 6.0.1 for Android, and Telegram through 6.0.1 for iOS allow an IDN Homograph attack via Punycode in a public URL or a group chat invitation URL.
Affected packages & fixed versions
| Ecosystem | Package | Fixed in | Advisory |
|---|---|---|---|
| Debian:12 | telegram-desktop | 2.1.0+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12474 |
| Debian:14 | telegram-desktop | 2.1.0+ds-1 | DEBIAN-CVE-2020-12474 |