CRITICAL
Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol
Published Sep 28, 2018
9.8
CRITICALCVSS 3.0
EPSS 1.63%
Description
Telegram Desktop (aka tdesktop) 1.3.16 alpha, when "Use proxy" is enabled, sends credentials and application data in cleartext over the SOCKS5 protocol.
Affected products
No data.
- 1.3.16
No data.
No Red Hat product state for this CVE.
No package ranges for this CVE.
Remediation
No remediation recorded yet.
Metrics
No CVSS v4.0 score for this CVE.
No CVSS v3.1 score for this CVE.
9.8 CRITICAL NVD
CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack Vector Network
Attack Complexity Low
Privileges Required None
User Interaction None
Scope Unchanged
Confidentiality Impact High
Integrity Impact High
Availability Impact High
5.0 MEDIUM NVD
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N
Access Vector Network
Access Complexity Low
Authentication None
Confidentiality Impact Partial
Integrity Impact None
Availability Impact None
This CVE is not in the KEV list.
No CISA SSVC assessment for this CVE yet.
1.63% 0.01625
Estimated probability of exploitation in the wild in the next 30 days (FIRST EPSS). As of Oct 1, 2026.
EPSS probability 0.01625
Score over time
2021–2026- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Percentile over time
- EPSS v1
- EPSS v2
- EPSS v3
- EPSS v5
Table of values (13 key points)
Flat stretches are collapsed; showing up to 120 newest points.
| Date | Score | Percentile | Model |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 1, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 75.28th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jun 15, 2026 | 1.63% (0.01625) | 72.96th | v5 (v2026.06.15) |
| Jul 20, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 60.36th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Feb 19, 2024 | 0.22% (0.00219) | 59.04th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 7, 2023 | 0.21% (0.00211) | 57.19th | v3 (v2023.03.01) |
| Mar 6, 2023 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 27.89th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Sep 10, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 26.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Apr 1, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 24.24th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 4, 2022 | 0.89% (0.00885) | 10.50th | v2 (v2022.01.01) |
| Feb 3, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.80th | v1 |
| Jan 6, 2022 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 17.24th | v1 |
| Sep 1, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 45.04th | v1 |
| Apr 14, 2021 | 0.62% (0.00624) | 0.00th | v1 |
Weaknesses (1)
References (2)
- https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/280 x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory
- https://www.inputzero.io/2018/09/telegram-share-password-in-cleartext.html x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory
| Link | Providers | Tags |
|---|---|---|
| https://seclists.org/oss-sec/2018/q3/280 | x_refsource_MISCMailing ListThird Party Advisory | |
| https://www.inputzero.io/2018/09/telegram-share-password-in-cleartext.html | x_refsource_MISCThird Party Advisory |
Change history (0)
No recorded changes yet.
Sources
CVE.org / MITRE
Status PUBLISHED
Assigner mitre
Published Sep 28, 2018
Updated Aug 5, 2024
Reserved Sep 28, 2018
Link CVE-2018-17613
CISA Vulnrichment
Updated n/a