CVE-2018-3988
lowpriority · track · 19EPSS 0.005 · 44 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Signal Messenger for Android 4.24.8 may expose private information when using "disappearing messages." If a user uses the photo feature available in the "attach file" menu, then Signal will leave the picture in its own cache directory, which is available to any application on the system.
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Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 1.9–4.7
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affected products (2)
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references (7)
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- http://signal.com/Patchcnnvd
- https://talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0656cnnvd
- https://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106207cnnvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106207enisa_euvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0656enisa_euvd
- http://www.securityfocus.com/bid/106207Broken LinkThird Party AdvisoryVDB Entrynvd
- https://www.talosintelligence.com/vulnerability_reports/TALOS-2018-0656ExploitThird Party Advisorynvd
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