Telegram Desktop HTML Export Vulnerability Enables Hidden JavaScript Exfiltration
Researchers discover flaw allowing bot-planted scripts to steal message data from exported chats
Key Takeaways
- A vulnerability in Telegram Desktop allows hidden JavaScript injection via bot-planted messages in chat exports.
- The malicious script executes client-side when the exported HTML file is opened in a web browser.
- The flaw potentially enables exfiltration of all message content within the exported chat file.
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