CVE-2026-124686: JavaScript Code Injection through kendo.init() in Kendo UI for jQuery
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 21/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. A user must open a link or visit a page. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- According to the record, no fixed version is available yet.
Low priority for now. Update when a fix is released; follow the vendor's advisory.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
In Progress® Kendo® UI for jQuery versions prior to 2026.4.1111, kendo.init() compiles data-* attribute values with new Function when an invalid JSON object is supplied. An attacker with low privileges who can control these attribute values can inject JavaScript that executes during declarative widget initialization when a user loads or interacts with an affected page. Successful exploitation can compromise the confidentiality and integrity of data accessible in the user's browser context. The issue was reported in version 2022.3.1109; the first affected release has not been established.
- Published
- Nov 11, 2026
- Updated
- Nov 11, 2026
- EPSS
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- CWE
- CWE-95
Report tools
Action score
21
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 21 / 40 · 5.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · —
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
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- CNA · ProgressSoftware
- 5.4
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
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- No public exploit code on record
- No fixed version yet
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (ProgressSoftware). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
Progress Software Kendo UI for jQuery
- 2026.4.1111not affected
- 2022.3.1109 and later · before 2026.4.1111affected
Same product
progress software: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-124694Cross-Site Scripting in Kendo UI for jQuery PropertyGrid Values and Descriptions28Monitor
- CVE-2026-124693Cross-Site Scripting in Kendo UI for jQuery PivotGrid Axis Chips28Monitor
- CVE-2026-124692Cross-Site Scripting in Kendo UI for jQuery Grid and TreeList Column Reordering28Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-6725Jul 2, 2025 · Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) in PdfViewer21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-106150Oct 15, 2026 · Cross-site Scripting (XSS) in Kendo UI for jQuery Splitter, Window, and Tooltip21Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-124687Nov 11, 2026 · Cross-Site Scripting in DropDownButton and SplitButton Items in Kendo UI for jQuery28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
No dated events beyond publication.
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
No nightly-computed relations.
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- A user must open a link or visit a page.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- low · data can be read
- Integrity
- low · data or configuration can be modified
- Availability
- none
Impact can extend beyond the vulnerable component (scope changes).
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- Required
- Scope
- Changed
- Confidentiality impact
- Low
- Integrity impact
- Low
- Availability impact
- None
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-95 · Improper Neutralization of Directives in Dynamically Evaluated Code ('Eval Injection')CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Change log
- Exploit maturity— → none
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References
Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.