What is CVE-2025-53897?

CVE-2025-53897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks_managed_file_transfer, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-11-29.

How severe is CVE-2025-53897?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.

CSRF in Accellion Kiteworks_managed_file_transfer

CVE-2025-53897

Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, this vulnerability could allow an external attacker to gain access to log information from the system by tricking an administrator into browsing a speci…

Vulnerability class: CSRF (Cross-Site Request Forgery)

EPSS: 0.002 (7.4th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.8 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

Accellion Kiteworks_managed_file_transfer
Kiteworks Security-advisories — versions < 9.1.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-352 — Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF)

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Third Party Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-53897?: CVE-2025-53897 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks_managed_file_transfer, classified under Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF). CVSS score: 6.8/10. Published 2025-11-29.
How severe is CVE-2025-53897?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.8 out of 10.