Medium severity · published Nov 29, 2025
CVE-2025-53897
Kiteworks MFT has a Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) vulnerability
6.8
CVSS
0.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, this vulnerability could allow an external attacker to gain access to log information from the system by tricking an administrator into browsing a specifically crafted fake page of Kiteworks MFT. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
Required
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
None
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.2% · higher than 10% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
SE
security-advisories · kiteworks
< 9.1.0 · source: vendor
KM
Kiteworks Managed File Transfer · Accellion
before 9.1.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53897
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-53897
Patch
https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-cxwc-7899-3h4m
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