# CVE-2026-106147: Cross-Site Scripting via ListBox Bound Text in Kendo UI for jQuery

> An attacker can execute arbitrary JavaScript in a user's browser by injecting HTML into ListBox bound data, compromising application confidentiality and integrity.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.4 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-fwm7-3vhc-37pw

## What is CVE-2026-106147?

CVE-2026-106147 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery, published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

In Progress® Kendo® UI for jQuery releases starting with R1 2020 and prior to 2026.3.1015, the ListBox default item template renders the bound dataTextField value as raw HTML without encoding. An attacker who can modify the bound data can supply HTML containing event handlers that execute JavaScript in a user's browser when the affected list item is rendered. Successful exploitation can compromise the confidentiality and integrity of data accessible to the affected application. This issue is fixed in version 2026.3.1015.

Weakness: CWE-80 (Improper Neutralization of Script-Related HTML Tags in a Web Page)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106147?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Kendo Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-106147?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106147 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-106147 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery

- [CVE-2026-108116](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-108116/): MDX and SOAP Injection in Kendo UI for jQuery (high 7.5)
- [CVE-2026-106163](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106163/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Kendo UI for jQuery FileBrowser and ImageBrowser (medium 6.5)
- [CVE-2018-14037](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2018-14037/): Cross-site scripting in n/a (medium 6.1)
- [CVE-2026-106148](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106148/): Cross-Site Scripting via TabStrip, Menu, and PanelBar Image URLs in Kendo UI for jQuery (medium 5.4)
- [CVE-2026-106149](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106149/): Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Kendo UI for jQuery Menu (medium 5.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-106147 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-106147 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery, published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106147 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106147/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106147/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106147
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106147
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-106147

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Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.