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title: "CVE-2026-118038: In Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries - Path Traversal"
description: "In Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries < 2026.3.1027 contain a path traversal caused by relative file paths in Convert and Merge AI agent tools, letting authenticated low-privilege attackers read or overwrite files outside output directory."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-118038/
---

# CVE-2026-118038 In Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries - Path Traversal

In Progress Telerik Document Processing Libraries < 2026.3.1027 contain a path traversal caused by relative file paths in Convert and Merge AI agent tools, letting authenticated low-privilege attackers read or overwrite files outside output directory.

CVSS base score 7.1 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118038)

## Details

Type

Path Traversal

Impact

File System Read, File System Write, Information Disclosure, Data Tampering

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N

Published

28 October 2026

Updated

29 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-22](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/22.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 2026.3.1027 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118038](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118038)
- [https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/knowledge-base/kb-security-path-traversal-cve-2026-118038](https://docs.telerik.com/devtools/document-processing/knowledge-base/kb-security-path-traversal-cve-2026-118038)

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