Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway remote code execution

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-102097
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisa-cg
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-30 21:16:56 UTC
Updated2026-10-01 14:17:13 UTC
DescriptionKiteworks Email Protection Gateway before version 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway allowed an authenticated administrator to import configuration whose contents were not sufficiently validated before being processed. A crafted submission could potentially allow arbitrary commands to be executed on the affected gateway.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.2 HIGH from 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.007070000 probability, percentile 0.517740000 (date 2026-10-02)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-94 | CWE-22 CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') | CWE-94 CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.19119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725Secondary7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNADECLARED7.2HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway affected 9.5.0 custom Not specified
CNA Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway unaffected 9.5.0 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 raw.githubusercontent.com
github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-465g-w... 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 github.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: wlayzz, https://yeswehack.com/hunters/wlayzz (en)

CNA: Icare, https://yeswehack.com/hunters/icare (en)

CNA: truff, https://yeswehack.com/hunters/truff (en)

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