CVE-2026-13189 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

In Progress® Telerik® UI for AJAX prior to v2026.2.708, insufficient validation of the language parameter in the spell check handler may allow an attacker to influence server-side file path resolution and trigger unintended server-side requests.

No CVSS v4.0

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact High

Integrity Impact None

Availability Impact None

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Exploitation none

Automatable yes

Technical Impact partial

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References

Link	Providers
https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-spellchecker-dictionarylanguage-path-traversal-CVE-2026-13189

History

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Metrics		ssvc `{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}`

Wed, 22 Jul 2026 14:00:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		In Progress® Telerik® UI for AJAX prior to v2026.2.708, insufficient validation of the language parameter in the spell check handler may allow an attacker to influence server-side file path resolution and trigger unintended server-side requests.
Title		SpellChecker DictionaryLanguage Path Traversal Vulnerability in Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
Weaknesses		CWE-36
References		https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-spellchecker-dictionarylanguage-path-traversal-CVE-2026-13189
Metrics		cvssV3_1 `{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'}`

MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: ProgressSoftware

Published: 2026-07-22T13:42:19.375Z

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:11:54.445Z

Reserved: 2026-06-24T13:46:42.510Z

Link: CVE-2026-13189

Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-07-22T19:11:49.762Z

NVD

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Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

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