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CVE-2026-102113

7.8 HIGHpublic exploit available

Published 2026-09-30 · Updated 2026-10-01

AI risk analysis

Summary
This vulnerability allows an attacker with code execution privileges on a backend service account to escalate to root, enabling them to run arbitrary commands with the highest system privileges.
Exploitability
Exploitation requires existing local access to the service account and manipulation of a filesystem path, making it moderately difficult.
Blast radius
If exploited, the attacker could gain full control over the system, leading to potential data loss, system compromise, and unauthorized access to sensitive information.
Detection
No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
Prioritized remediation
Upgrade to the latest version of Kiteworks, or apply the vendor's recommended patch (e.g., 'Upgrade to 2.590 or later').
rceprivilege-escalationfilesystembackend

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NVD description

A privilege escalation vulnerability in Kiteworks could allow an attacker who has already obtained code execution as an unprivileged backend service account on the appliance to escalate to root. A privileged routine did not safely handle a filesystem path that the lower-privileged account could influence, allowing the attacker to cause a root-owned operation to run arbitrary commands with the highest privileges. Exploitation requires existing local access to that service account.

CVSS vector

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

Weaknesses

CWE-59, CWE-269

Public exploit & PoC references

All references

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