Kiteworks up to 9.5.0 Cluster Management path traversal

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks up to 9.5.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown function of the component Cluster Management. Performing a manipulation results in path traversal. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-102141. The attack is only possible with local access. There is not any exploit available. Upgrading the affected component is recommended.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Kiteworks up to 9.5.0. It has been classified as problematic. This affects an unknown code block of the component Cluster Management. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as 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. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Two Kiteworks Core cluster-management operations did not validate file paths supplied to them, so an attacker holding root on one node of a cluster could write files as root onto another node and cause them to be executed there. Exploitation requires backend root access on a cluster node and a pending software patch present on the target node.

It is possible to read the advisory at github.com. This vulnerability is uniquely identified as CVE-2026-102141 since 09/28/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The exploitation needs additional levels of successful authentication. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 9.5.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 5.4
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 5.3

VulDB Base Score: 4.2
VulDB Temp Score: 4.0
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CNA Base Score: 6.7
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Exploitinginfo

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

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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: Kiteworks 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-2026-102141 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-102141
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-412431

Entryinfo

Created: 09/30/2026 23:32
Changes: 09/30/2026 23:32 (63)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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