CVE-2026-94488
Telegram Desktop Cross-Site Scripting Vulnerability
Description
Telegram Desktop before 6.9.4 allows XSS in the HTML exporter. (The first fixed stable version is 7.0.1.) This occurs in button.text.toUtf8 in export_output_html.cpp. Exploitation cannot occur unless HTML export was used by a victim. However, the exploit payload can be exported if a message were forwarded into a group by a member (it is not necessary for the message author to be a member of a group).
INFO
Published Date :
Sept. 21, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Last Modified :
Sept. 21, 2026, 6:17 p.m.
Remotely Exploit :
No
Source :
[email protected]
Affected Products
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CVSS Scores
| Score | Version | Severity | Vector | Exploitability Score | Impact Score | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS | 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0 | |||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | 8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca | ||||
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH | [email protected] | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | 8254265b-2729-46b6-b9e3-3dfca2d5bfca | ||||
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH | [email protected] |
Solution
- Update Telegram Desktop to version 7.0.1 or later.
- Avoid using the HTML export feature until patched.
- Ensure users are aware of this vulnerability.
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New CVE Received by [email protected]
Sep. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added Description Telegram Desktop before 6.9.4 allows XSS in the HTML exporter. (The first fixed stable version is 7.0.1.) This occurs in button.text.toUtf8 in export_output_html.cpp. Exploitation cannot occur unless HTML export was used by a victim. However, the exploit payload can be exported if a message were forwarded into a group by a member (it is not necessary for the message author to be a member of a group). Added CVSS V4.0 AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N Added CWE CWE-79 Added Affected New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/94xxx/CVE-2026-94488.json">CVE-2026-94488</a> Added Reference https://expatch.com/writeups/telegram-html-export-xss.html Added Reference https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/blob/v6.9.3/Telegram/SourceFiles/export/output/export_output_html.cpp Added Reference https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/52c779bffa8dde3c5c09826add2607328fae0924 Added Reference https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/commit/8457d13aa795fadf99c955d2a04f00ebc3c59df9 Added Reference https://github.com/telegramdesktop/tdesktop/releases/tag/v6.9.4 Added Reference https://thehackernews.com/2026/09/telegram-desktop-flaw-lets-hidden.html -
CVE Modified by 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
Sep. 21, 2026
Action Type Old Value New Value Added SSVC {'id': 'CVE-2026-94488', 'role': 'CISA Coordinator', 'options': [{'exploitation': 'poc'}, {'automatable': 'no'}, {'technicalImpact': 'total'}], 'version': '2.0.3', 'timestamp': '2026-09-21T17:51:08.525648Z'}