Kiteworks MFT up to 9.0.x incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability labeled as problematic has been found in Kiteworks MFT up to 9.0.x. This affects an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2025-53899. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks MFT up to 9.0.x and classified as problematic. Affected by this issue is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-941. The product creates a communication channel to initiate an outgoing request to an actor, but it does not correctly specify the intended destination for that actor. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, the back-end of Kiteworks MFT is vulnerable to an incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel which allows an attacker with administrative privileges on the system under certain circumstances to intercept upstream communication which could lead to an escalation of privileges. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2025-53899 since 07/11/2025. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. The exploitation requires an enhanced level of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available.

Upgrading to version 9.1.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2025-199896). If you want to get best quality of vulnerability data, you may have to visit VulDB.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.8

VulDB Base Score: 4.7
VulDB Temp Score: 4.5
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel
CWE: CWE-941
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: MFT 9.1.0

Timelineinfo

07/11/2025 CVE reserved
11/29/2025 +141 days Advisory disclosed
11/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/29/2025 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: GHSA-5gx5-vcpp-8cr5
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2025-53899 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2025-53899
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-333770
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Entryinfo

Created: 11/29/2025 09:16
Updated: 11/29/2025 10:31
Changes: 11/29/2025 09:16 (63), 11/29/2025 10:31 (1)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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