CVE-2019-16248
lowpriority · track · 22EPSS 0.004 · 38 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-28
The "delete for" feature in Telegram before 5.11 on Android does not delete shared media files from the Telegram Images directory. In other words, there is a potentially misleading UI indication that a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent image (analogous to supported functionality in which a sender can remove a recipient's copy of a previously sent message).
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–medium · 2.1–5.5
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affected products (2)
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references (11)
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- https://github.com/RootUp/PersonalStuff/blob/master/Telegram_Privacy.pdfcnnvd
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-16248cnnvd
- https://telegram.orgPatchcnnvd
- https://www.inputzero.io/2019/09/telegram-privacy-fails-again.htmlcnnvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/2cnnvd
- https://github.com/RootUp/PersonalStuff/blob/master/Telegram_Privacy.pdfenisa_euvd
- https://www.inputzero.io/2019/09/telegram-privacy-fails-again.htmlenisa_euvd
- https://www.openwall.com/lists/oss-security/2019/09/09/2enisa_euvd
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