Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.4.x Configuration Import code injection

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical has been found in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.4.x. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality of the component Configuration Import. This manipulation causes code injection. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-102097. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.4.x. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown processing of the component Configuration Import. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a code injection vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-94. The product constructs all or part of a code segment using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the syntax or behavior of the intended code segment. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway before version 9.5.0 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution. Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway allowed an authenticated administrator to import configuration whose contents were not sufficiently validated before being processed. A crafted submission could potentially allow arbitrary commands to be executed on the affected gateway.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-102097 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are needed for exploitation. It demands that the victim is doing some kind of user interaction. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1059 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.4

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Code injection
CWE: CWE-94 / CWE-74 / CWE-707
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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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Upgrade: Email Protection Gateway 9.5.0

Timelineinfo

09/28/2026 CVE reserved
09/30/2026 +2 days Advisory disclosed
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
09/30/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: github.com
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-102097 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102097
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412369

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 22:44
Changes: 09/30/2026 22:44 (64)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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