# CVE-2026-106161: Cross-Site Scripting via Badge Text Binding in Kendo UI for jQuery

> Attackers can inject malicious JavaScript via Badge text binding in Kendo UI for jQuery, compromising user data 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-6r52-ph5g-xffj

## What is CVE-2026-106161?

CVE-2026-106161 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 v2020.1.114 and prior to 2026.3.1015, the Badge text method renders string values as raw HTML without encoding, including values supplied through text binding. An attacker who can modify data bound to a Badge can supply HTML containing event handlers that execute JavaScript in a user's browser when the Badge renders the value. 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-2026-106161?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Kendo Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-106161?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106161 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-106161 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106161 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-2026-106161 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-106161 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-2026-106161 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-2026-106161/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106161/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106161
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106161
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-106161

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