High severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-102131
Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity
7.2
CVSS
1.2%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway rejected certain configuration settings, but its validation did not recognize every form in which they could be supplied. An authenticated administrator could potentially use an unrecognized form to have a file of their choosing written to the gateway and executed, resulting in code execution as the gateway service account.
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)1.2% · higher than 68% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
EP
Email Protection Gateway · Kiteworks
before 9.5.0 · source: vendor
KI
Kiteworks · Accellion
before 9.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102131
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102131
vendor-advisory
https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-62f6-c955-4fhq
third-party-advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json
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