Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.4.x path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.4.x. It has been classified as critical. Impacted is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-102119. The attack is possible to be carried out remotely. No exploit exists. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as critical was found in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.4.x. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code block. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

A path traversal weakness in an optional, non-default administrative feature allowed an authenticated administrator to move files to unintended locations outside the feature's designated directory. This could potentially be leveraged to execute arbitrary code on the underlying system.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-102119 since 09/28/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are required for exploitation. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 9.5.0 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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CNA Base Score: 7.2
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Path traversal
CWE: CWE-22
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

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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-2026-102119 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102119
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412417

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 23:20
Changes: 09/30/2026 23:20 (63)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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