# CVE-2026-124695: Progress Telerik Kendo UI jQuery Form cross-site scripting in item hints

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-124695-in-progress-kendo-ui-for-jquery-form-the-items-hint-option-is  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-11-12. Updated: 2026-11-12  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-124695 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.1 · Published 2026-11-12

Kendo UI for jQuery Form is a component library for building interactive web forms. An attacker who can control the hint text displayed for form fields can inject malicious JavaScript code that executes in users' browsers, potentially stealing sensitive data or session credentials when users view the affected form.

Technologies: [Progress Kendo UI for jQuery](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kendo-ui-for-jquery). Vendors: [Progress](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/progress).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-124695 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-124695 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-124695?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.1, published 12 November 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Progress Kendo UI for jQuery 2020.2.513 through 2026.3.1015.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-124695?** Yes: fixed in 2026.4.1111. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-124695 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a software library.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-124695?** Check whether you run Progress Kendo UI for jQuery at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- Fixed in 2026.4.1111

## Technical details

The Form component's items[].hint option is documented as accepting a string, but the implementation renders the hint value directly as HTML without proper sanitization, allowing HTML/JavaScript injection. An attacker who can influence hint values (via direct control of form configuration, backend injection, or parameter manipulation) can cause arbitrary JavaScript execution in the context of a user's browser viewing the form. The fix is available in version 2026.4.1111 and later.

## Affected products

- Progress Kendo UI for jQuery 2020.2.513 through 2026.3.1015

## Timeline

- 2026-11-12: disclosed: CVE-2026-124695 published

## References

- [https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695](https://www.telerik.com/kendo-jquery-ui/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-kendo-form-item-hint-xss-cve-2026-124695)

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