CVE-2026-102113 Kiteworks - Privilege Escalation

Kiteworks contains a privilege escalation caused by unsafe handling of filesystem paths in a privileged routine, letting attackers with unprivileged backend service code execution escalate to root, exploit requires local access to service account.

CVSS base score 7.8 /10
High
CISA KEV
Not listed
Public exploit
None known
Authentication
Required
EPSS
0.39% chance of exploitation in 30 days
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Details

Type
Privilege Escalation
Impact
Privilege Escalation
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Published
30 September 2026
Updated
15 October 2026
Weakness
CWE-59

Vendor fix

Update to the latest version with the fix applied.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

References

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