CVE-2021-47793
Telegram Desktop 2.9.2 contains a denial of service vulnerability that allows attackers to crash the application by sending an oversized message payload. Attackers can generate a 9 million byte buffer and paste it into the messaging interface to trigger an application crash.
Published:Jan 15, 2026
Last Modified:Mar 5, 2026
EPS:Jan 15, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00017
CVSS Score:7.5
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
Telegram
Product
Telegram
Telegram
Telegram
Vendor
Telegram
Product
Telegram Desktop
Telegram
Telegram Desktop
Vendor
Telegram Desktop
Product
Telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop
Telegram Desktop
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
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Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
None
Low
High
User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
Unchanged
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Low
High
Integrity
None
Low
High
Availability
None
Low
High
