XML external entity reference in Telerik Document Processing Libraries SVG
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · None · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-611 and the CVSS impact.
Summary
Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries from 2024.3.802 before 2026.3.1027 contain an XML external entity reference flaw (CWE-611) in SVG image processing. An unauthenticated remote attacker can read local files on the server with a crafted SVG image that has a nested embedded SVG, when the image is processed or exported to PDF.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
Description from the CNA
In Progress® Telerik® Document Processing Libraries prior to version 2026.3.1027, an XML external entity reference vulnerability in SVG image processing allows an unauthenticated attacker to read local files on the server via a crafted SVG image with a nested embedded SVG, when the image is processed or exported to PDF.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
Update Telerik Document Processing Libraries to version 2026.3.1027 or later.
Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-29
- 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-2026-81954 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Telerik Document Processing LibrariesPriority LOW 39
- TI-2026-81953 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Telerik Document Processing LibrariesPriority LOW 39
Timeline
- 2026-10-28 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-118039
- 2026-10-28 Alias added: GHSA-8pwj-qj2g-7v9v
- 2026-10-30 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-06 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
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Sources
- CVE-2026-118039 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-118039 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8pwj-qj2g-7v9v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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