CVE-2026-102118

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.

CVSS v3 7.8 HIGH

7.8^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 1.8 / Impact : 5.9

Attack Vector LOCAL

Attack Complexity LOW

Privileges Required LOW

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact HIGH

Scope UNCHANGED

References

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

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

07 Oct 2026, 13:58

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
References	~~() https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8pmh-222g-6j48 -~~	() https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8pmh-222g-6j48 - Vendor Advisory
References	~~() 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 - Broken Link
CPE		cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks::::::::
First Time		Accellion Accellion kiteworks

30 Sep 2026, 21:16

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
New CVE

Information

Published : 2026-09-30 21:16

Updated : 2026-10-07 13:58

NVD link : CVE-2026-102118

Mitre link : CVE-2026-102118

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-102118

JSON object : View

Products Affected

accellion

kiteworks

CWE

CWE-59

Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')

CWE-250

Execution with Unnecessary Privileges

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