What is CVE-2026-13184?
In Progress® Telerik® UI for AJAX prior to v2026.2.708, when Telerik.Upload.ConfigurationHashKey is absent and machineKey is not explicitly configured, upload metadata integrity protection may fall back to a predictable default key, enabling attackers to forge protected upload metadata and unlock further exploit chains.
The record classifies CVE-2026-13184 under weakness class CWE-321. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs no prior authentication, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on integrity. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 80 days ago.
Severity and exploitation probability
- CVSS v3.1 base score
- 7.5 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N - EPSS (FIRST)
- 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 18.2% of all scored CVEs
- CISA KEV
- Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
- Threadlinqs priority
- 4.5/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
- Published
- 2026-07-22
Is CVE-2026-13184 being exploited?
It currently carries a trending score of 20 in the Threadlinqs vulnerability feed.
Affected products and versions
- Progress Software: Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX
How to fix CVE-2026-13184
Vendor advisory: https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-rau-unauth-deserialization-chain-cve-2026-13184. Apply the vendor fix referenced above to every affected product listed in this record, then confirm the running version against the vendor advisory.
Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-13184
1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-13184, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.
Sources
Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS, GitHub Security Advisories. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.