Kiteworks Core Privilege Escalation through External Control of File Name or Path

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-102141
StatePUBLISHED
Assignercisa-cg
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-30 21:17:02 UTC
Updated2026-09-30 21:17:02 UTC
DescriptionTwo Kiteworks Core cluster-management operations did not validate file paths supplied to them, so an attacker holding root on one node of a cluster could write files as root onto another node and cause them to be executed there. Exploitation requires backend root access on a cluster node and a pending software patch present on the target node.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 6.7 MEDIUM from 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

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

Problem Types: CWE-73 | CWE-269 | CWE-73 CWE-73 External Control of File Name or Path | CWE-269 CWE-269 Improper Privilege Management

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.19119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725Secondary6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
3.1CNADECLARED6.7MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low

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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Kiteworks Core affected 9.5.1 custom Not specified
CNA Kiteworks Core unaffected 9.5.1 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-m39v-w... 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 github.com
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: Supr4s, https://yeswehack.com/hunters/supr4s (en)

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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