CVE-2026-118036

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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
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description

Telerik Document Processing Libraries versions earlier than 2026.3.1027 are affected by resource-exhaustion flaws in RadPdfProcessing and AI summarization or question-answering features. An unauthenticated attacker who can submit a PDF or text for those functions may cause the hosting process to hang or stop.

Still under analysis: more detail becomes available as the pipeline runs.

mitigation

Update Telerik Document Processing Libraries to version 2026.3.1027 or later. Until upgrades are complete, restrict untrusted access to PDF processing and AI document-input endpoints.

fixed in 2026.3.1027

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cve.org record, t = 0The moment cve.org publishes the CVE in full.
2026-10-28 12:33Z
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outcome

Run in progress: no artifact yet.

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": "in_pipeline",
  "anchor_state": "anchored",
  "title": "Resource exhaustion in Telerik Document Processing Libraries",
  "summary": "Telerik Document Processing Libraries versions earlier than 2026.3.1027 are affected by resource-exhaustion flaws in RadPdfProcessing and AI summarization or question-answering features. An unauthenticated attacker who can submit a PDF or text for those functions may cause the hosting process to hang or stop.",
  "mitigation": "Update Telerik Document Processing Libraries to version 2026.3.1027 or later. Until upgrades are complete, restrict untrusted access to PDF processing and AI document-input endpoints.",
  "vendor": "Progress Software",
  "product": "Telerik Document Processing Libraries",
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  "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H",
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  "t0_at": "2026-10-28T12:33:04.373000+00:00",
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published 2026-10-28 13:11Z
last change 2026-10-28 15:36Z

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