---
id: CVE-2026-102123
title: >-
  A Kiteworks appliance setup interface did not confine a user-supplied file
  path to its intended directory, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker
  to write a file to any location writable by the affected service account,
  potentiall…
summary: >-
  A Kiteworks appliance setup interface did not confine a user-supplied file
  path to its intended directory, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker
  to write a file to any location writable by the affected service account,
  potentiall…
severity: high
cvss: 7.4
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-22
vendor: accellion
product: kiteworks
affected:
  - kiteworks < 9.5.0
patched:
  - kiteworks 9.5.0
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T14:08:29.467'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102123'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-vcx7-3759-27xm
    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: 0.00991
epssPercentile: 0.62372
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-10-01T13:22:21.562397Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T21:25:07.830Z'
---

## Overview

A Kiteworks appliance setup interface did not confine a user-supplied file path to its intended directory, which could allow an unauthenticated attacker to write a file to any location writable by the affected service account, potentially compromising the integrity of the appliance or rendering it unavailable until an operator intervenes. Exploitation requires network access to the affected interface, which is not reachable on a fully configured appliance in its default configuration; reaching it depends on either the transient window while an appliance is first being provisioned or a non-default appliance configuration.

## Affected

- `kiteworks < 9.5.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `kiteworks 9.5.0`