Medium severity · published Sep 30, 2026
CVE-2026-102141
Kiteworks Core Privilege Escalation through External Control of File Name or Path
6.7
CVSS
0.1%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
Two 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L
Attack vector
Local
Complexity
High
Privileges
High
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
High
Availability
Low
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.1% · higher than 1% 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-2026-102141
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-102141
github.com
https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-m39v-w8fv-gf3m
third-party-advisory
https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json
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