CVE-2026-102118
7.8 HIGHpublic exploit availablePublished 2026-09-30 · Updated 2026-10-01
AI risk analysis
- Summary
- This vulnerability allows a low-privileged user to escalate to root privileges, posing a significant risk to the system's security.
- Exploitability
- Exploitation requires an existing shell under a low-privileged service account, making it moderately difficult.
- Blast radius
- If exploited, the attacker could gain full control over the appliance, leading to potential data loss and system compromise.
- Detection
- No reliable host or network indicator is derivable from the published description.
- Prioritized remediation
- Upgrade to the latest version of Kiteworks.
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NVD description
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 vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Weaknesses
CWE-59, CWE-250
Public exploit & PoC references
All references
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