VDB-412429 · CVE-2026-102135 · GCVE-0-2026-102135

Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.5.0 deserialization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.5.0 and classified as critical. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes deserialization. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-102135. It is possible to initiate the attack remotely. There is no exploit available. The affected component should be upgraded.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability has been found in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway up to 9.5.0 and classified as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown part. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a deserialization vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-502. The product deserializes untrusted data without sufficiently verifying that the resulting data will be valid. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

On a Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway cluster with database replication enabled, a party trusted by the cluster could submit a crafted serialized object that was deserialized without sufficient validation, potentially allowing code execution as the gateway service account. Replication is disabled by default, and exploitation requires control of a trusted cluster peer or administrative access to the appliance.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-102135 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. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available.

Upgrading to version 9.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Kiteworks

Name

Email Protection Gateway

Version

License

commercial

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

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CVSSv3info

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

VulDB Base Score: 6.6
VulDB Temp Score: 6.3
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VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 6.6
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Deserialization
CWE: CWE-502 / CWE-20
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ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Email Protection Gateway 9.5.1

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-2026-102135 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102135
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412429

Entryinfo

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