CVE-2026-118038 Path Traversal in Telerik Document Processing Libraries AI Agent Tools

High 7.1 Published Updated
Exploited in the wild
Not known
Fix
None listed

What is CVE-2026-118038?

CVE-2026-118038 is a high-severity vulnerability in Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries, published on 28 Oct 2026.

Official description

In Progress® Telerik® Document Processing Libraries prior to version 2026.3.1027, a path traversal vulnerability in the Convert and Merge AI agent tools allows an authenticated attacker with low privileges who can supply tool arguments to read files outside the configured output directory, and to overwrite such files where they are writable, via relative file paths that resolve against the process current working directory.

Weakness: CWE-22

Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-118038?

How do I fix CVE-2026-118038?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-118038 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

Is CVE-2026-118038 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-118038 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Sources

Also known as GHSA-wvgf-7r22-7x6m.

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