Progress Document Processing Libraries up to 2026.3.1026 RadWordsProcessing recursion

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Progress Document Processing Libraries up to 2026.3.1026 and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing of the component RadWordsProcessing. Such manipulation leads to recursion. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-118035. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. It is suggested to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as problematic, has been found in Progress Document Processing Libraries up to 2026.3.1026. Affected by this issue is an unknown code of the component RadWordsProcessing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a recursion vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-674. The product does not properly control the amount of recursion that takes place, consuming excessive resources, such as allocated memory or the program stack. Impacted is availability. CVE summarizes:

In Progress® Telerik® Document Processing Libraries prior to version 2026.3.1027, uncontrolled recursion, inefficient algorithmic complexity and infinite loop vulnerabilities in RadWordsProcessing allow an unauthenticated attacker to terminate or hang the host process via a crafted DOCX, DOC, RTF or HTML document.

The advisory is available at docs.telerik.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-118035 since 10/27/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1499 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 2026.3.1027 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.3

VulDB Base Score: 5.3
VulDB Temp Score: 5.1
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Recursion
CWE: CWE-674 / CWE-404
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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Upgrade: Document Processing Libraries 2026.3.1027

Timelineinfo

10/27/2026 CVE reserved
10/28/2026 +1 days Advisory disclosed
10/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
10/28/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: docs.telerik.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-118035 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-118035
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-427970

Entryinfo

Created: 10/28/2026 13:48
Changes: 10/28/2026 13:48 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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