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TI-2016-04918 Aliases CVE-2016-5662GHSA-7rc9-2xx4-9crj

Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 use setuid-root permissions for…

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Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
—
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
No fix listed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.0 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00 use setuid-root permissions for /opt/bin/cli, which allows local users to gain privileges via unspecified vectors.

Why it matters now

EPSS 0.00383 32nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet

SSVC decision points

Not available: CISA has not published SSVC decision points for this record.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
——all versions—No fix listedCNA
  • — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*up to kw2016.03.00VulnerableAccellion
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_appliance:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions up to kw2016.03.00 Vulnerable ·Accellion

Remediation

No fixed version listed by the sources yet.

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2016-5662
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7rc9-2xx4-9crj

References

Advisory 1

  • TI-2016-04919 Multiple cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerabilities in oauth_callback.php on Accellion… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 6.1
  • TI-2016-04920 Directory traversal vulnerability on Accellion Kiteworks appliances before kw2016.03.00… CVSS 3.0MEDIUM 4.3

Sources

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