CVE-2021-41861 Information disclosure in n/a
Telegram for Android fails to delete self-destructing images, leaving them accessible in storage despite UI indications of deletion.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2021-41861?
CVE-2021-41861 is a low-severity vulnerability in n/a, published on 4 Oct 2021. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official 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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2021-41861?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Telegram Telegram.
How do I fix CVE-2021-41861?
No fix has been published for CVE-2021-41861 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2021-41861 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2021-41861 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in n/a
Sources
Also known as GHSA-2jqr-8pg4-3xwp.