CVE-2014-8688
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat...
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat messages are available in cleartext in process memory and a .db file.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
NVD Score used
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat messages are available in cleartext in process memory and a .db file.
- Record
CVE-2014-8688- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - CVSS 2.0
- 5.0 Medium
AV:N/AC:L/Au:N/C:P/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
CVE List No score
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat messages are available in cleartext in process memory and a .db file.
- Record
CVE-2014-8688- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2014-8520 No score
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat messages are available in cleartext in process memory and a .db file.
- Record
EUVD-2014-8520- Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-wh44-9qgf-fvc8
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat...
An issue was discovered in Telegram Messenger 2.6 for iOS and 1.8.2 for Android. Secret chat messages are available in cleartext in process memory and a .db file.
- Record
GHSA-wh44-9qgf-fvc8- CVSS 3.1
- 7.5 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-200
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| aliases | EUVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2014-8688 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.5) in Telegram Messenger, published March 14, 2017. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.34%, the 71st percentile. No source names a fixed version.