CVE-2021-41861

Description

The Telegram application 7.5.0 through 7.8.0 for Android does not properly implement image self-destruction, a different vulnerability than CVE-2019-16248. After approximately two to four uses of the self-destruct feature, there is a misleading UI indication that an image was deleted (on both the sender and recipient sides). The images are still present in the /Storage/Emulated/0/Telegram/Telegram Image/ directory.

3.3

CVSS

Severity: Low

CVSS 3.1 •

CVSS 2.0 •

EPSS 0.06%

Vendor Advisory telegram.org Vendor Advisory telegram.org

Affected: n/a n/a

References

Link	Tags
https://habr.com/ru/post/580582/	third party advisory
https://telegram.org/blog/autodelete-inv2/ru#avtomaticheskoe-udalenie-soobschenii	vendor advisory
https://desktop.telegram.org/changelog#v-2-6-23-02-21	release notes vendor advisory
https://pikabu.ru/story/konfidentsialnost_polzovateley_telegram_snova_narushena_predstaviteli_messendzhera_trebuyut_ne_raskryivat_podrobnostey_8511495	third party advisory

Frequently Asked Questions

What is the severity of CVE-2021-41861?: CVE-2021-41861 has been scored as a low severity vulnerability.
How to fix CVE-2021-41861?: To fix CVE-2021-41861, make sure you are using an up-to-date version of the affected component(s) by checking the vendor release notes. As for now, there are no other specific guidelines available.
Is CVE-2021-41861 being actively exploited in the wild?: As for now, there are no information to confirm that CVE-2021-41861 is being actively exploited. According to its EPSS score, there is a ~0% probability that this vulnerability will be exploited by malicious actors in the next 30 days.

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