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Uncontrolled resource consumption in Telerik Document Processing Libraries

Priority LOW 39CWE-407Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-407.

Summary

Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries from 0 before 2026.3.1027 contain uncontrolled recursion, infinite loop, inefficient algorithmic complexity and resource allocation flaws in RadPdfProcessing and AI document summarization and question answering. An unauthenticated remote attacker can terminate or hang the host process by submitting a crafted PDF document or document text for summarization or question answering.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

Description from the CNA

In Progress® Telerik® Document Processing Libraries prior to version 2026.3.1027, uncontrolled recursion, infinite loop, inefficient algorithmic complexity and resource allocation vulnerabilities in RadPdfProcessing and AI document summarization and question answering allow an unauthenticated attacker to terminate or hang the host process via a crafted PDF document or document text submitted for summarization or question answering.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00375 31st percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Telerik Document Processing Libraries (Progress Software): 2026.3.1027

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
ProgressTelerik Document Processing Librariesbefore 2026.3.10272026.3.1027Patch availableCNA
  • Telerik Document Processing Libraries VendorProgress Affected before 2026.3.1027 Fixed in 2026.3.1027 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Upgrade Telerik Document Processing Libraries to version 2026.3.1027 or later.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-05

  • Fix · CNA Telerik Document Processing Libraries (Progress Software) Fixed in 2026.3.1027

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries 2026.3.1027

    6 records Highest priority Priority LOW 6 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81955 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Telerik Document Processing LibrariesPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-81953 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Telerik Document Processing LibrariesPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-81957 XML external entity reference in Telerik Document Processing Libraries SVGPriority LOW 38

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118036
  2. 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-cq22-54c7-84rx
  3. 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-07083 Command injection in Progress LoadMaster KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-06182 WhatsUp Gold HasErrors SQL Injection Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-04541 WhatsUp Gold GetFileWithoutZip Directory Traversal Remote Code Execution Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-04060 Registration Authentication Bypass Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2024-01127 LoadMaster Pre-Authenticated OS Command Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2023-20934 WS_FTP Server Ad Hoc Transfer Module .NET Deserialization Vulnerability KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
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