# CVE-2026-106163: Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Kendo UI for jQuery FileBrowser and ImageBrowser

> Attackers can execute arbitrary JavaScript in user browsers via malicious file names in Kendo UI FileBrowser and ImageBrowser components.

- **Severity:** Medium 6.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-h6x6-4hqj-rcpg

## What is CVE-2026-106163?

CVE-2026-106163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery, published on 15 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

In Progress® Kendo® UI for jQuery versions starting with v2023.1.117 and prior to v2026.3.1015, the FileBrowser and ImageBrowser components render remotely supplied file and directory names as HTML without proper encoding. An attacker-controlled name containing script-related HTML can execute JavaScript in the user's browser, compromising the confidentiality and integrity of data accessible to the affected application.

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

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-106163?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Progress Kendo Ui.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-106163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-106163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-106163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106163 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-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)
- [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-2026-106163 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-106163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery, published on 15 Oct 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-106163 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-2026-106163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-106163/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-106163
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-106163
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-106163

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