VULNERABILITY INTELLIGENCE

CVE-2018-17613

CVSS score9.8 CRITICAL

EPSS probability1.63%

CISA KEVNot currently listed

Published2018-09-28

Last modified2026-06-17

CVSS vectorCVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Description

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

Weakness classification

CWE-522: Insufficiently Protected Credentials

Primary references

cve@mitre.org — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
cve@mitre.org — Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Mailing List, Third Party Advisory
af854a3a-2127-422b-91ae-364da2661108 — Third Party Advisory