High severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-102129
Kiteworks Core Incorrect Privilege Assignment
7.2
CVSS
0.8%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
A user-provisioning interface in Kiteworks Core did not verify that the requesting administrator was entitled to grant the role being assigned. An administrator whose delegated permissions covered role changes alone could therefore raise an account to full system-administrator privileges.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.8% · higher than 58% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
CO
Core · Kiteworks
before 9.5.1 · source: vendor
KI
Kiteworks · Accellion
before 9.5.1 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102129
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102129
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4gcf-w86v-34rp
third-party-advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json
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