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AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Remote unauthenticated RAU handler gives AV:N/PR:N/UI:N, but forging valid/encrypted upload metadata for type resolution warrants AC:H; successful type instantiation yields full C:H/I:H/A:H RCE.
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In Progress® Telerik® UI for AJAX prior to v2026.2.708, forged upload metadata can influence AsyncUploadTypeName processing and trigger unsafe attacker-controlled type resolution, enabling remote code execution in affected deployments.
AnalysisAI
Remote code execution in Progress Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX before v2026.2.708 allows attackers to forge upload metadata so that the AsyncUploadTypeName value drives unsafe, attacker-controlled type resolution, letting them instantiate arbitrary types and run code on the hosting server. The flaw sits in the RadAsyncUpload (RAU) handler, historically an unauthenticated endpoint (CVSS PR:N), and carries an 8.1 High score tempered by AC:H, reflecting the crafting/forgery effort required. At time of analysis there is no public exploit identified and it is not in CISA KEV, though the same component has a long history of weaponized deserialization bugs.
Technical ContextAI
Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX is a widely used commercial UI control suite for .NET web applications; the affected surface is the RadAsyncUpload component and its RAU handler, which processes serialized upload metadata submitted by the client. The root cause is CWE-470 (Use of Externally-Controlled Input to Select Classes or Code, i.e. unsafe reflection): the AsyncUploadTypeName field, which should identify a trusted server-side type, is derived from attacker-influenced metadata and used to resolve and instantiate a .NET type. Because type resolution is driven by untrusted input, an attacker can steer the framework into loading and constructing a type of their choosing, which in .NET can cascade into code execution. This mirrors the well-known class of RadAsyncUpload deserialization/type-confusion issues (e.g. CVE-2019-18935) that plagued this same handler.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: v2026.2.708 - upgrade Telerik UI for ASP.NET AJAX to v2026.2.708 or later, which is the definitive fix, and rebuild/redeploy affected applications with the updated Telerik.Web.UI assembly. If immediate patching is not possible, reduce exposure by disabling or removing the RadAsyncUpload component where unused and by restricting or blocking external access to the Telerik.Web.UI.WebResource.axd / RadAsyncUpload (RAU) handler endpoint at the WAF or reverse proxy, accepting that this breaks async upload functionality for any pages that rely on it. Ensure the AsyncUpload configuration encryption keys (Telerik encryption/machine keys) are set to strong, non-default values as historically recommended for this handler, and monitor upload requests for anomalous type metadata. Follow the exact guidance in the vendor advisory at https://www.telerik.com/products/aspnet-ajax/documentation/knowledge-base/kb-security-rau-asyncuploadtypename-deserialization-CVE-2026-13181.
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EUVD-2026-47686
GHSA-78c9-2h53-ghvw