---
id: CVE-2026-107181
title: >-
  Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 contains an IPC record-separator injection
  vulnerability in Core::Sandbox that allows remote attackers to inject OPEN:
  records via crafted tg:// links containing unescaped semicolons
summary: >-
  Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 contains an IPC record-separator injection
  vulnerability in Core::Sandbox that allows remote attackers to inject OPEN:
  records via crafted tg:// links containing unescaped semicolons. Attackers can
  reach the…
severity: high
cvss: 8.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-143
vendor: Telegram
product: Telegram Desktop
affected:
  - desktop < 7.2.9
published: '2026-10-07'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T14:17:08.807'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-107181'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://beaksec.github.io/posts/telegram-desktop-one-click-account-takeover/
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/core/sandbox.cpp#L362-L364
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v7.2.8/Telegram/SourceFiles/support/support_helper.cpp#L673-L751
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/db3405699f8fc3ae28a58d2348b7d13a43c0590a
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v7.2.9'
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
  - url: >-
      https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/telegram-desktop-before-7.2.9-ipc-record-injection-file-exfiltration-via-interpret-scheme
    label: disclosure@vulncheck.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T14:33:21.951Z'
---

## Overview

Telegram Desktop before 7.2.9 contains an IPC record-separator injection vulnerability in Core::Sandbox that allows remote attackers to inject OPEN: records via crafted tg:// links containing unescaped semicolons. Attackers can reach the interpret: scheme handler to upload local files, including tdata session keys, to an attacker channel, enabling account takeover.

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.