CVE-2021-27204 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

Telegram before 7.4 (212543) Stable on macOS stores the local passcode in cleartext, leading to information disclosure.

Published: 2021-02-12

Score: 5.5 Medium

EPSS: < 1% Very Low

KEV: No

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

n/a

n/a

affected

Version	Status	Constraints
`n/a`	affected	—

Configuration 1 [-]

AND

cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

cpe:2.3:o:apple:macos:-:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

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Tracking

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Advisories

Source	ID	Title
EUVD	EUVD-2021-13969	Telegram before 7.4 (212543) Stable on macOS stores the local passcode in cleartext, leading to information disclosure.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Local

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

Access Vector Local

Access Complexity Low

Authentication None

Confidentiality Impact Partial

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.00293.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.inputzero.io/2020/12/telegram-privacy-fails-again.html
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zEt-_5b4OaA

History

No history.

Subscriptions

Apple Macos

Telegram Telegram

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: mitre

Published: 2021-02-12T07:48:51.000Z

Updated: 2024-08-03T20:40:47.413Z

Reserved: 2021-02-12T00:00:00.000Z

Link: CVE-2021-27204

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2021-02-12T08:15:11.167

Modified: 2026-06-17T03:44:27.760

Link: CVE-2021-27204

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-312
Cleartext Storage of Sensitive Information

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