Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway Path Traversal
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- —
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA.
Summary
A path traversal weakness in an optional, non-default administrative feature allowed an authenticated administrator to move files to unintended locations outside the feature's designated directory. This could potentially be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the underlying system.
Why it matters now
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
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Email Protection Gateway (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 Email Protection Gateway 9.5.0
13 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 6 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-65241 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway server-side request forgeryPriority MEDIUM 48
- TI-2026-65242 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway improper authenticationPriority MEDIUM 47
- TI-2026-65238 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway server-side request forgeryPriority MEDIUM 47
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102119
- 2026-10-14 EPSS moved to the 50th–90th percentile
More Accellion Kiteworks vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. Sources and licences