CVE-2026-118038

High

Description

In Progress® Telerik® Document Processing Libraries prior to version 2026.3.1027, a path traversal vulnerability in the Convert and Merge AI agent tools allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges who can supply tool arguments to read files outside the configured output directory, and to overwrite such files where they are writable, via relative file paths that resolve against the process current working directory.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.1

Exploit probability—

ProductTelerik Document Processing Libraries

PublishedOct 28, 2026

First seenNov 6, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-22Path traversal

How to fix

Update

Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries2026.3.1027 or later

Vendor advisories

docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/knowledge-base/kb-security-path-traversal-cve-2026-118038

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries	2026.1.210 ≤ v < 2026.3.1027	2026.3.1027

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