Uncontrolled Resource Consumption in Telerik Document Processing Libraries RadPdfProcessing and AI Document Summarization and Question Answering
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- Last modified
- Where the record stands: published, rejected by its publisher, or superseded by another id.What do these mean? →
- published
- Whether CISA lists it in its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: proof that attackers are using it.What do these mean? →
- Not listed in CISA KEV
- Fix
- Fixed in 2026.3.1027
- Whether working attack code is public (Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei or GitHub). Public code makes attacks easier.What do these mean? →
- None on Exploit-DB, Metasploit or GitHub
Summary
Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries, specifically the RadPdfProcessing component and its AI document summarization and question answering features, are affected by this vulnerability. An unauthenticated attacker can exploit it with a specially crafted PDF or document text to crash or freeze the host application process.
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In 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.
Timeline
- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries
fixed in 2026.3.1027