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TI-2026-65249 Aliases CVE-2026-102113

Kiteworks Core Local Privilege Escalation

Priority LOW 36CWE-269Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Local
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Privilege escalation
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-269.

Summary

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Kiteworks could allow an attacker who has already obtained code execution as an unprivileged backend service account on the appliance to escalate to root. A privileged routine did not safely handle a filesystem path that the lower-privileged account could influence, allowing the attacker to cause a root-owned operation to run arbitrary commands with the highest privileges. Exploitation requires existing local access to that service account.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00389 33rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Core (Kiteworks): 9.5.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
AccellionCorebefore 9.5.09.5.0Patch availableCNA
  • Core VendorAccellion Affected before 9.5.0 Fixed in 9.5.0 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 9.5.0VulnerableAccellion
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 9.5.0 Vulnerable ·Accellion

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA Core (Kiteworks) Fixed in 9.5.0

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Kiteworks Core 9.5.0

    16 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 5 MEDIUM, 11 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-65251 Kiteworks Core Authentication Bypass in the Password Reset WorkflowPriority MEDIUM 51
    • TI-2026-65261 Kiteworks Core Sandbox EscapePriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-65236 Kiteworks Core stored XSSPriority MEDIUM 40
    Show all 16 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102113

References

Advisory 2

  • TI-2021-11694 Accellion Kiteworks before 7.4.0 allows an authenticated user to perform SQL Injection via LDAPGroup Search. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-65251 Kiteworks Core Authentication Bypass in the Password Reset Workflow CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
  • TI-2026-65284 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway Improper Access Control CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-65241 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-65242 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway improper authentication CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
  • TI-2026-65238 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway server-side request forgery CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.1
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Sources

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