Privilege escalation in Kiteworks Core
CVE-2026-102129
A user-provisioning interface in Kiteworks Core did not verify that the requesting administrator was entitled to grant the role being assigned. An administrator whose delegated permissions covered role changes alone could therefore raise an account to full system-administrator privileges.
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 7.2 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (39.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 40th percentile — 39.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
The 30-day trend appears once there are two daily scores.
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-2026-102129?
- CVE-2026-102129 is a high-severity vulnerability in Kiteworks Core, classified under Incorrect Privilege Assignment. CVSS score: 7.2/10. Published 2026-09-30.
- How severe is CVE-2026-102129?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.2 out of 10.