Medium severity · published May 1, 2020
CVE-2020-12474
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…
6.5
CVSS
2.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)2.6% · higher than 85% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
TE
Telegram · Telegram
through 6.0.1; through 6.0.1 · source: NVD
TD
Telegram Desktop · Telegram
through 2.0.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2020-12474
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2020-12474
Third Party Advisory
https://github.com/VijayT007/Vulnerability-Database/blob/master/Telegram:CVE-2020-12474
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