---
id: CVE-2026-102116
title: >-
  -A weakness could have allowed an authenticated Kiteworks Email Protection
  Gateway administrator to write a file outside its intended location and cause
  the application to execute it, potentially resulting in remote code execution
  as the…
summary: >-
  -A weakness could have allowed an authenticated Kiteworks Email Protection
  Gateway administrator to write a file outside its intended location and cause
  the application to execute it, potentially resulting in remote code execution
  as the…
severity: high
cvss: 7.2
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
  - CWE-91
vendor: accellion
product: kiteworks
affected:
  - kiteworks < 9.5.0
patched:
  - kiteworks 9.5.0
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-10-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-08T13:43:37.370'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102116'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-pf8p-p269-4mjv
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
  - url: >-
      https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json
    label: 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.01955
epssPercentile: 0.80159
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-01T13:27:41.210485Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T21:25:07.828Z'
---

## Overview

-A weakness could have allowed an authenticated Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway administrator to write a file outside its intended location and cause the application to execute it, potentially resulting in remote code execution as the underlying service account.

## Affected

- `kiteworks < 9.5.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `kiteworks 9.5.0`