CVE-2026-102118

High

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.

SeverityHigh

CVSS7.8

Exploit probability—

ProductAccellion Kiteworks

PublishedSep 30, 2026

First seenSep 30, 2026

Weakness typeCWE-59Improper link resolution CWE-250CWE-250

How to fix

Update

accellion kiteworks9.5.0 or later

Vendor advisories

github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-8pmh-222g-6j48

Affected products

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
accellion kiteworks	v < 9.5.0	9.5.0

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