CVE-2026-102129 Kiteworks Core Incorrect Privilege Assignment
An administrator with limited delegated permissions can escalate their account to full system-administrator privileges due to missing entitlement checks.
- 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-2026-102129?
CVE-2026-102129 is a high-severity 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
A user-provisioning interface in Kiteworks Core did not verify that the requesting administrator was entitled to grant the role being assigned. An administrator whose delegated permissions covered role changes alone could therefore raise an account to full system-administrator privileges.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102129?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion Kiteworks.
How do I fix CVE-2026-102129?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102129 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-102129 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102129 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