Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Telerik Document Processing Libraries RadPdfProcessing and AI Document Summarization and Question Answering

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-118036
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerProgressSoftware
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-10-28 13:17:06 UTC
Updated2026-10-28 14:07:11 UTC
DescriptionIn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.5 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Problem Types: CWE-407 | CWE-674 | CWE-770 | CWE-789 | CWE-835 | CWE-674 CWE-674 Uncontrolled Recursion | CWE-835 CWE-835 Loop with Unreachable Exit Condition ('Infinite Loop') | CWE-407 CWE-407 Inefficient Algorithmic Complexity | CWE-770 CWE-770 Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling | CWE-789 CWE-789 Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Secondary7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7.5HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
None
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries affected 2026.3.1027 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/knowledge-base/kb-security-uncon... [email protected] docs.telerik.com
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