CVE-2021-27205
MEDIUM
5.5
CVSS Score
Published: February 12, 2021 at 07:48 AM UTC
Updated: June 17, 2026 at 03:44 AM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorTelegram· also runs on 1 platform
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Severity
MEDIUM5.5
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.3%
Description
Telegram before 7.4 (212543) Stable on macOS stores the local copy of self-destructed messages in a sandbox path, leading to sensitive information disclosure.
Affected
Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.
v < 7.4.0
Affected range stops below 7.4.0, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
apple-macos (environment)
Remediation
No guide yetNo remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet, and no fixed version or vendor advisory is recorded against it.
References (2)
x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.inputzero.io/2020/12/telegram-privacy-fails-again.htmlx_refsource_MISCExploitThird Party Advisory
Source: [email protected]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Go-4srm_1fQCVSS
- Attack Vector
- LOCAL
- Complexity
- LOW
- Privileges
- LOW
- User Interaction
- NONE
- Scope
- UNCHANGED
- Confidentiality
- HIGH
- Integrity
- NONE
- Availability
- NONE
Vector?
Quick Info
StatusMODIFIED
CWE
CWE-312
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