CVE
Progress Telerik UI for .NET MAUI arbitrary protocol launch via RadPdfViewer link annotations
Affects Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 5.2.0 up to but not including 16.0.0, in RadRichTextEditor and RadPdfViewer. Fixed in 16.0.0.
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- Exploited
- No known exploitation
- Fix
- Fixed in 16.0.0
- Who is exposed
- Specific setups only
Do first: Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs. Affected versions are Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 5.2.0 up to but not including 16.0.0, for RadRichTextEditor and RadPdfViewer. The user must open a crafted document or PDF containing a link with a non-allowlisted URI scheme.
- Last modified
- Whether it needs action now or is a reference record, by fixed rules, with why. Last checked is when cve.now last re-read it.What do these mean? →
- Reference
- Last checked
- FIRST's estimate of the chance attackers exploit it in the next 30 days, updated daily.What do these mean? →
- 0.16% · 5th percentile
- A 0-100 score for how much a CVE matters across the industry: exploitation, exposure, how widely the software is used, severity and whether a fix exists.What do these mean? →
- 13/100 · provisional
- How many real-world setups can hit the bug, from the vendor's advisory and CISA data. It does not know your setup.What do these mean? →
- Specific setups only
- 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 Software's Telerik UI for .NET MAUI has a flaw in its RadRichTextEditor hyperlink handling and its RadPdfViewer link annotation handling. An attacker who gets a user to open a crafted document or PDF with a link using a non-allowlisted URI scheme can launch arbitrary operating system protocol handlers with attacker-controlled arguments, and this works locally without any login.
Read the original description
In Progress® Telerik® UI for .NET MAUI prior to version 16.0.0, an untrusted URL redirection vulnerability in the RadRichTextEditor hyperlink handling and the RadPdfViewer link annotation handling allows an unauthenticated attacker to launch arbitrary operating system protocol handlers with attacker-controlled arguments via a crafted document or PDF link with a non-allowlisted URI scheme that the user opens.
Who should check
Teams shipping apps that use Telerik UI for .NET MAUI RadRichTextEditor or RadPdfViewer at versions 5.2.0 up to 16.0.0.
Read the source excerpt
“Progress® Telerik® UI for .NET MAUI (RadRichTextEditor and RadPdfViewer), versions >= 5.2.0 and < 16.0.0”
cve.now Index
- Exploitation?/40Unknown. No CISA SSVC exploitation rating yet
- Exposure5/25Specific setups only
- Reach?/20Unknown. No tracked technology or package matched
- Severity7.8/10CVSS 7.8
- No patch0/5No signal
What would change the score
- Would score about 63 if added to CISA KEV
- Would score about 58 if CISA's SSVC rates exploitation active
- Would score about 23 if CISA's SSVC rates it automatable
What to do
Check whether your setup matches what the bug needs.
Affected versions are Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 5.2.0 up to but not including 16.0.0, for RadRichTextEditor and RadPdfViewer. The user must open a crafted document or PDF containing a link with a non-allowlisted URI scheme.Upgrade to a fixed version: 16.0.0.
Workaround: For RadPdfViewer, handle the LinkAnnotationTapped event, set Handled to true and launch only URIs with trusted schemes (http, https, mailto, tel). Avoid opening untrusted documents in RadRichTextEditor.
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Check whether my systems are affected by CVE-2026-124705 (URL Redirection to Untrusted Site in Progress Telerik UI for .NET MAUI), 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-2026-124705 (entry last updated 2026-11-12):
Affected:
- Progress Software Telerik UI for .NET MAUI: from 5.2.0, fixed in 16.0.0
Fixed versions: 16.0.0.
Conditions (all must be true for the bug to be hit):
- Affected versions are Telerik UI for .NET MAUI 5.2.0 up to but not including 16.0.0, for RadRichTextEditor and RadPdfViewer. (source: https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-untrusted-url-redirection-cve-2026-124705)
- The user must open a crafted document or PDF containing a link with a non-allowlisted URI scheme. (source: https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-untrusted-url-redirection-cve-2026-124705)
Setup: unknown whether the bug needs a non-default feature or setting. Check the advisory.
Attacker needs: local access, no login, a user action.
Workaround: For RadPdfViewer, handle the LinkAnnotationTapped event, set Handled to true and launch only URIs with trusted schemes (http, https, mailto, tel). Avoid opening untrusted documents in RadRichTextEditor. (source: https://www.telerik.com/maui-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-untrusted-url-redirection-cve-2026-124705)
CISA KEV: CVE-2026-124705 is not listed as of cve.now's last read.
This KEV status is for CVE-2026-124705 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/maui-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-untrusted-url-redirection-cve-2026-124705
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-2026-124705
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- CVE published
- First seen by cve.now
Affected versions
- Progress Software Telerik UI for .NET MAUI
From 5.2.0 · fixed in 16.0.0
Evidence 3
Vendor advisory · 1
Establishes: Affected and fixed versions.
- Advisory
CVE record · 2
Establishes: The identifier and description.
- Record
- Record
Corrections
None so far.
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Questions about CVE-2026-124705
Is CVE-2026-124705 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: cve.now feed data
What does this mean?
A crafted document or PDF containing a link with a non-allowlisted URI scheme can make the control launch arbitrary operating system protocol handlers with attacker-controlled arguments. The user has to open the crafted file for this to happen.Source: telerik.com
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-124705?
Telerik UI for .NET MAUI: from 5.2.0 before 16.0.0.Source: cve.now feed data
Am I affected, and how do I check?
Telerik UI for .NET MAUI versions 5.2.0 up to but not including 16.0.0 are in the affected range, for the RadRichTextEditor and RadPdfViewer controls. To check a project, look at the Telerik UI for .NET MAUI package version it references and whether it uses either of these controls.Source: telerik.com
How do I fix CVE-2026-124705?
Upgrade Telerik UI for .NET MAUI to version 16.0.0, which contains the fix. If an upgrade is not possible yet, see the workaround for RadPdfViewer and avoid opening untrusted documents in RadRichTextEditor.Source: telerik.com