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CVE-2026-102129: Kiteworks Core · Incorrect Privilege Assignment

Affects Kiteworks CoreSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.2 High : upgrade to 9.5.1 soon.

Data as of 14 Nov 2026, 20:43 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
7.2High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.8% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 58% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 9.5.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 30 Sep 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 14 Nov 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Core and kiteworks/core to 9.5.1.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
KiteworksCoreAffected
  • <9.5.1
Fixed in
  • 9.5.1
GitHubkiteworks/corepkg:github/kiteworks/coreOther threatsAffected
  • <9.5.1
Fixed in
  • 9.5.1

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AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, restrict administrator permissions carefully to avoid granting delegated role-change permissions without full privilege verification.

Description

CVE-2026-102129 is a privilege escalation vulnerability in Kiteworks Core where the user-provisioning interface fails to verify if an administrator is authorized to assign certain roles. This flaw allows an administrator with limited delegated permissions for role changes to escalate an account to full system-administrator privileges. The vulnerability affects Kiteworks Core versions from 0 up to but not including 9.5.1. It has a high severity with a CVSS score of 7.2.

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