CVE-2026-106164 (GCVE-0-2026-106164)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-10-07 18:02 – Updated: 2026-10-07 19:23
VLAI
Title
Infinite Loop in Telerik Document Processing XLS Import
Summary
In Progress® Telerik® Document Processing SpreadProcessing library, versions prior to 2026.3.1006, an infinite loop vulnerability exists when importing an XLS file with a specifically-targted corruption, the import timeout is ignored resulting in an unresponsive CPU thread and denial of service.
Severity
7.3 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-10-07 19:10 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-835 - Loop with unreachable exit condition ('infinite loop')
Assigner
ProgressSoftware CNA under the mitre root
CNA scorecard B 79/100 over 85 records in the last 180 days details
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
Progress Software Telerik Document Processing Libraries Affected: 2026.3.811 , < 2026.3.1006 (custom)
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Credits
Ezinne Kalu
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