Kiteworks Core Incorrect Authorization
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Kiteworks did not correctly enforce which roles a shared folder's manager was permitted to assign. In a default configuration, an authenticated user holding the Manager role on a folder could grant the Owner role to themselves or to other members of that folder.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA Core (Kiteworks) Fixed in 9.5.1
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
Kiteworks Core 9.5.1
19 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 17 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-65283 Kiteworks Core Administrative Account Takeover through Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Priority MEDIUM 46
- TI-2026-65256 Kiteworks Core OS Command InjectionPriority MEDIUM 40
- TI-2026-65262 Kiteworks Core Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)Priority LOW 37
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-102122
More Accellion vulnerabilities
- TI-2021-08672 Accellion FTA 9_12_370 and earlier is affected by OS command execution via a crafted POST… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-08671 Accellion FTA 9_12_411 and earlier is affected by SSRF via a crafted POST request to… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-08669 Accellion FTA 9_12_370 and earlier is affected by SQL injection via a crafted Host header… KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2021-08670 Accellion FTA 9_12_411 and earlier is affected by OS command execution via a local web… KEVCVSS 3.1HIGH 7.8
- TI-2015-02522 Accellion File Transfer Appliance before FTA_9_11_210 allows remote attackers to execute… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- 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
Sources
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