CVE-2026-106148 Cross-Site Scripting via TabStrip, Menu, and PanelBar Image URLs in Kendo UI for jQuery

Medium 5.4 Published 15 Oct 2026 Updated 15 Oct 2026

Attackers can execute JavaScript in user browsers via malicious image URLs in Kendo UI components, compromising data confidentiality and integrity.

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: None listed

What is CVE-2026-106148?

CVE-2026-106148 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 prior to 2026.3.1015, the TabStrip, Menu, and PanelBar components insert data source imageUrl values into single-quoted image src attributes without proper escaping. An attacker who can modify an image URL can inject additional HTML attributes, including event handlers, and execute JavaScript in a user's browser when the affected component renders the image. Successful exploitation can compromise the confidentiality and integrity of data accessible to the affected application. The earliest affected version has not been confirmed. This issue is fixed in version 2026.3.1015.

Weakness: CWE-80

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106148?

It affects 1 product.

Products include Progress Kendo Ui.

How do I fix CVE-2026-106148?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106148 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Escape output for the context it lands in and set a strict Content Security Policy. Upgrading the affected component is the real fix. More about Cross-site scripting.

Is CVE-2026-106148 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106148 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-654c-wwjm-vr84.