# CVE-2026-106149: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Kendo UI for jQuery Menu

> An attacker can inject JavaScript into Kendo UI Menu components via dataSource fields, allowing code execution in the victim's browser context.

- **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-652h-g6m5-7m82

## What is CVE-2026-106149?

CVE-2026-106149 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 v2026.3.1015, the Menu component constructs HTML attributes from bound dataSource fields by string concatenation without proper neutralization. An attacker with low privileges who can control these fields can inject JavaScript event-handler attributes that execute when a user interacts with the affected Menu, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of data accessible in the user's browser context.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106149?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Kendo Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-106149?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106149 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-106149 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106149 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-2026-106147](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106147/): Cross-Site Scripting via ListBox Bound Text in Kendo UI for jQuery (medium 5.4)
- [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)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-106149 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-106149 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-2026-106149 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-2026-106149/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106149/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106149
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106149
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-106149

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