CVE-2026-124700: Telerik UI for WinForms untrusted URL redirection

CVE-2026-124700 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.8 · Published 2026-11-12

Telerik UI for WinForms is a component library for building Windows desktop applications. A vulnerability allows attackers to hijack hyperlinks in documents to redirect users to malicious sites or trigger unintended system actions by launching arbitrary OS protocol handlers with attacker-controlled arguments when users open specially crafted documents.

Technologies: Progress Telerik UI for WinForms. Vendors: Progress.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-124700 exploited in the wild?
No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-124700 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-124700?
High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.8, published 12 November 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?
Progress Telerik UI for WinForms prior to 2026.4.1111.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-124700?
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-2026-124700 attacked?
It is attacked over the network, in a software library.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-124700?
Check whether you run Progress Telerik UI for WinForms 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

An untrusted URL redirection vulnerability (CWE-601) in Telerik UI for WinForms versions prior to 2026.4.1111 allows attackers to craft documents with hyperlinks using non-allowlisted URI schemes that, when opened by a user, execute arbitrary operating system protocol handlers with attacker-supplied arguments. The attack requires user interaction to open a malicious document.

Affected products

  • Progress Telerik UI for WinForms prior to 2026.4.1111

Timeline

  • 2026-11-12: disclosed

References

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