RCE in Kiteworks Core
CVE-2026-102120
A privilege escalation vulnerability in Kiteworks could have allowed an attacker who had already obtained code execution on one node of a clustered Kiteworks deployment to run operating system commands with elevated privileges on another node of the same cluster. Insufficient input validation in an internal cluster management function let attacker-supplied values reach a privileged execution context; exploitation requires existing access to a node in the cluster, and the affected function is not reachable from outside the cluster.
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
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CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
No EPSS score from FIRST.org yet. New CVEs usually get one within a few days; no score means no signal yet, not low risk. How EPSS works.
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 (vendor-advisory)
- 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725 (third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-102120?
- CVE-2026-102120 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kiteworks Core, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102120?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.