CVE-2026-102097 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway remote code execution
An authenticated administrator can execute arbitrary commands on Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway via insufficiently validated configuration imports.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- An administrator
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-102097?
CVE-2026-102097 is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks, published on 30 Sep 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Official description
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.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102097?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion Kiteworks.
How do I fix CVE-2026-102097?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102097 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-102097 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102097 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Accellion Kiteworks
- CVE-2026-102115 Kiteworks Core Authentication Bypass in the Password Reset Workflow
- CVE-2026-102149 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway Improper Access Control
- CVE-2026-102147 Kiteworks Core Administrative Account Takeover through Stored Cross-site Scripting (XSS)
- CVE-2026-102095 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway server-side request forgery
- CVE-2026-102102 Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway server-side request forgery