CVE-2026-102118

HIGH 7.8

Kiteworks Core before version 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation

CVSS Score

7.8

EPSS Score

0.0%

EPSS Percentile

0th

A local privilege escalation vulnerability in Kiteworks could have allowed an attacker with an existing shell under a low-privileged service account to escalate to root privileges on the appliance.

CWE	CWE-59 CWE-250
Vendor	kiteworks
Product	core
Published	Sep 30, 2026

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CVSS v3 Breakdown

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

Attack Vector

Local

Attack Complexity

Low

Privileges Required

Low

User Interaction

None

Scope

Unchanged

Confidentiality

High

Integrity

High

Availability

High

Affected Versions

Kiteworks / Core

0 < 9.5.0

References

NVD ↗ CVE.org ↗ EPSS Data ↗

github.com: https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8pmh-222g-6j48 raw.githubusercontent.com: https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json

Credits

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