---
id: CVE-2026-102141
title: >-
  Two Kiteworks Core cluster-management operations did not validate file paths
  supplied to them, so an attacker holding root on one node of a cluster could
  write files as root onto another node and cause them to be executed there
summary: >-
  Two Kiteworks Core cluster-management operations did not validate file paths
  supplied to them, so an attacker holding root on one node of a cluster could
  write files as root onto another node and cause them to be executed there.
  Exploita…
severity: medium
cvss: 6.7
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:H/A:L'
cwe:
  - CWE-73
  - CWE-269
vendor: accellion
product: kiteworks
affected:
  - kiteworks < 9.5.1
patched:
  - kiteworks 9.5.1
published: '2026-09-30'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T16:17:32.293'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-102141'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-m39v-w8fv-gf3m
    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
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-10-07T15:09:49.121447Z'
epss: 0.00102
epssPercentile: 0.00902
ingestedAt: '2026-09-30T21:25:07.836Z'
---

## Overview

Two Kiteworks Core cluster-management operations did not validate file paths supplied to them, so an attacker holding root on one node of a cluster could write files as root onto another node and cause them to be executed there. Exploitation requires backend root access on a cluster node and a pending software patch present on the target node.

## Affected

- `kiteworks < 9.5.1`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `kiteworks 9.5.1`