CVE-2014-8688: Telegram Messenger

High severity, CVSS 7.5. EPSS: 1.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

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.

Affected products

• Telegram Messenger: version 2.6 only; version 1.8.2 only

Published 2017-03-14. Last modified 2026-06-17.