CVE-2026-118036

waiting for further signalsZero needs more public information before it can validate it.

GHSA-cq22-54c7-84rx ↗EUVD-2026-112038 ↗

no check availablenot proven exploitable
cve.orgpublic pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries < 2026.3.1027
fixed in 2026.3.1027
CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion
ETK-2026-2867Zero's internal tracking ID, independent of the CVE number., permanent identifier
30msince last run
27mAI analysisAnalysis: how long the AI spent reversing this signal.
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trigger signal (cve.org) +0hwaiting for further signals+3h30m
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description

Telerik Document Processing Libraries before 2026.3.1027 are affected in RadPdfProcessing and AI document summarization and question-answering functionality. An unauthenticated attacker may make the host process hang or terminate when the deployment accepts untrusted PDF or document-text input through an exposed interface.

mitigation

Upgrade Telerik Document Processing Libraries to version 2026.3.1027 or later.

fixed in 2026.3.1027

check
no
exploit
no
automationDeterministic: a check that runs on its own, the same request on every target. Contextual: an agentic technique that needs to be applied per target, for bugs that depend on contextual flows.
contextual
auth requiredWhether an attacker needs an account first, based on the CVSS vector's Privileges Required.
no
EPSSEstimate of the chance this CVE is exploited in the next 30 days. Refreshed daily.
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agent run time
27m
cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-28 12:33Z
Δ to public pocExploit code has been published by someone. Source signals can also carry a PoC (Proof of Concept).
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Δ to kevAttacks confirmed in the real world.
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outcome

Contextual, not validated: no deterministic check could cover this one, and no technique passed our review.

source signals

Public signals that triggered or updated the pipeline. These are inputs for the deltas above.

  1. 2026-10-28 12:33Z
    cve_org: trigger signal, started the run

this entry in the feed

GET /api/v1/feed/CVE-2026-118036

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  "etk_id": "ETK-2026-2867",
  "cve_id": "CVE-2026-118036",
  "display_id": "CVE-2026-118036",
  "ghsa_id": "GHSA-cq22-54c7-84rx",
  "euvd_id": "EUVD-2026-112038",
  "status": "published",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Resource exhaustion in Telerik Document Processing Libraries",
  "summary": "Telerik Document Processing Libraries before 2026.3.1027 are affected in RadPdfProcessing and AI document summarization and question-answering functionality. An unauthenticated attacker may make the host process hang or terminate when the deployment accepts untrusted PDF or document-text input through an exposed interface.",
  "mitigation": "Upgrade Telerik Document Processing Libraries to version 2026.3.1027 or later.",
  "vendor": "Progress Software",
  "product": "Telerik Document Processing Libraries",
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      "package_name": "Telerik Document Processing Libraries",
      "purl": null
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  "cwes": [
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  "cvss_score": 7.5,
  "cvss_src": "cna_vendor",
  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
  "epss_score": null,
  "epss_percentile": null,
  "epss_asof": null,
  "automation": "contextual",
  "check": false,
  "check_confidence_basis": null,
  "exploit": false,
  "pipeline_minutes": 27.44251115,
  "t0_at": "2026-10-28T12:33:04.373000+00:00",
  "signals": {
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      "at": "2026-10-28T12:33:04.373000+00:00",
      "days": 0,
      "is_lower_bound": false,
      "measured_at": "2026-10-28T12:33:04.373000+00:00",
      "url": "https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118036"
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published 2026-10-28 13:11Z
last change 2026-10-28 16:08Z

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