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title: "CVE-2026-102120: Kiteworks - Privilege Escalation"
description: "Kiteworks contains a privilege escalation caused by insufficient input validation in an internal cluster management function, letting attackers with code execution on one node run commands with elevated privileges on another node, exploit requires existing node access."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-102120/
---

# CVE-2026-102120 Kiteworks - Privilege Escalation

Kiteworks contains a privilege escalation caused by insufficient input validation in an internal cluster management function, letting attackers with code execution on one node run commands with elevated privileges on another node, exploit requires existing node access.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.43% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102120)

## Details

Type

Privilege Escalation

Impact

Privilege Escalation

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

30 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to the latest version that addresses this cluster privilege escalation vulnerability.

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

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102120](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102120)
- [https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-m968-434m-rgwp](https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-m968-434m-rgwp)
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf\_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json)

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