Vulnerability · Published Feb 11, 2025 · Assigned by mitre
CVE-2024-54916
Medium 6.8
In plain English
A medium-severity incorrect authorization in the affected software. Proof-of-concept exploit code is public. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.4% (higher than 37% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.8Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)0.4%top 62.7% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: poc
Attack tooling1Public PoC
Official description
An issue in the SharedConfig class of Telegram Android APK v.11.7.0 allows a physically proximate attacker to bypass authentication and escalate privileges by manipulating the return value of the checkPasscode method.
Affected products (as reported)
Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:P/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H