CVE-2026-102118

Kiteworks Core before version 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Local Privilege Escalation

HIGH
7.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 30, 2026 at 08:18 PM UTC
Updated: October 7, 2026 at 01:58 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsKiteworksCore

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Severity
HIGH7.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 9.5.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 9.5.0 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

7.8HIGHcisa-cg
Attack Vector
LOCAL
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-59CWE-250

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