CVE-2019-18935
Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX Deserialization of Untrusted Data Vulnerability is confirmed as actively exploited and is listed in the CISA KEV catalog.
Required action
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CISA notes
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2019-18935
Description
Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX through 2019.3.1023 contains a .NET deserialization vulnerability in the RadAsyncUpload function. This is exploitable when the encryption keys are known due to the presence of CVE-2017-11317 or CVE-2017-11357, or other means. Exploitation can result in remote code execution. (As of 2020.1.114, a default setting prevents the exploit. In 2019.3.1023, but not earlier versions, a non-default setting can prevent exploitation.)
Severity
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HExploitation Context
as of October 15, 2026- CISA added CVE-2019-18935 to the KEV catalog 693 days after its CVE record was published.
- It is one of 9 Progress entries in the CISA KEV catalog, and one of 2 added in 2021.
- Its current EPSS score (99.7%) is higher than that of 90% of CISA KEV entries.
Affected Products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| - | - | n/a |
References
10 Links- https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/release-history
- https://codewhitesec.blogspot.com/2019/02/telerik-revisited.html
- https://www.telerik.com/support/kb/aspnet-ajax/details/allows-javascriptserializer-deserialization
- https://github.com/bao7uo/RAU_crypto
- https://know.bishopfox.com/research/cve-2019-18935-remote-code-execution-in-telerik-ui
- https://github.com/noperator/CVE-2019-18935
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/155720/Telerik-UI-Remote-Code-Execution.html
- https://www.telerik.com/support/whats-new/aspnet-ajax/release-history/ui-for-asp-net-ajax-r1-2020-%28version-2020-1-114%29
- http://packetstormsecurity.com/files/159653/Telerik-UI-ASP.NET-AJAX-RadAsyncUpload-Deserialization.html
- https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/us-federal-agency-hacked-using-old-telerik-bug-to-steal-data/
Record Details
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