CVE-2024-7014Known exploitationPublic exploitNetwork attack vector

User-assisted malware installation via misclassified APK attachment

Published Jul 23, 2024 · Updated Aug 1, 2024

Improper input validation in Telegram for Android 10.14.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to disguise malicious apps as videos. The attachment is an APK, but the chat preview classifies it as a 30-second video rather than as a binary application. A recipient must open the apparent video, permit unknown-app installation, and approve the APK before attacker-supplied code runs.

CVSS severity7.1
High
EPSS probability1.36%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationReported
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Summary

What happened

Improper input validation in Telegram for Android 10.14.4 and earlier allows remote authenticated users to disguise malicious apps as videos. The attachment is an APK, but the chat preview classifies it as a 30-second video rather than as a binary application. A recipient must open the apparent video, permit unknown-app installation, and approve the APK before attacker-supplied code runs.

The record

CVE
CVE-2024-7014
Published
Jul 23, 2024
Updated
Aug 1, 2024
Vendor
Telegram
Product
Telegram for Android
Classifications
CWE-20, CAPEC-698, T1664, T1658
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Jun 26, 2024Exploitation reportedEvilVideo demonstrated in a public Telegram channel
  2. Jul 23, 2024CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  3. Aug 1, 2024Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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Is a vulnerable build present?

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  1. Affected versionversion=0 <=10.14.4

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

Telegram · Telegram for Androidversion=0 <=10.14.4

Published CVSS scores

7.1ESETCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:H/SA:H

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationReported
Public exploitPublished

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-20Improper Input Validation
CAPEC-698Install Malicious Extension
T1664Exploitation for Initial Access
T1658Exploitation for Client Execution

Public exploit references

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Reported exploitation

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