CVE-2024-7014 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

EvilVideo vulnerability allows sending malicious apps disguised as videos in Telegram for Android application affecting
versions 10.14.4 and older.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction Active

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact High

User Interaction Required

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

The EPSS score is 0.25688.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

Android

Telegram for Android

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	≤ 10.14.4

Configuration 1 [-]

cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram:*:*:*:*:*:android:*:*

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Project Subscriptions

Vendors	Products
Telegram Subscribe	Telegram Subscribe

Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References

Link	Providers
https://www.welivesecurity.com/en/eset-research/cursed-tapes-exploiting-evilvideo-vulnerability-telegram-android/

History

Mon, 09 Feb 2026 19:45:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
First Time appeared		Telegram Telegram telegram
CPEs		cpe:2.3:a:telegram:telegram::::::android::*
Vendors & Products		Telegram Telegram telegram
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 8.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'}`

Projects

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ESET

Published: 2024-07-23T09:55:42.837Z

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:45:38.426Z

Reserved: 2024-07-23T07:17:56.184Z

Link: CVE-2024-7014

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2024-08-01T21:45:38.426Z

NVD

Status : Analyzed

Published: 2024-07-23T10:15:02.320

Modified: 2026-02-09T19:34:18.030

Link: CVE-2024-7014

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

No data.

Weaknesses

CWE-20

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