CVE-2026-102136 Kiteworks Core Command Execution through Configuration Injection
An attacker with existing access on one node can inject commands into monitoring configuration on another node, executing OS commands as an unprivileged user.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-102136?
CVE-2026-102136 is a medium-severity command injection vulnerability in Accellion Kiteworks, published on 30 Sep 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
In multi-node deployments, an attacker who had already obtained code execution on one appliance node could submit a value through an internal cluster interface that was written into monitoring configuration on another node without sufficient validation, potentially allowing OS commands to be executed there. Execution was limited to an unprivileged service account on that node.
Weakness: CWE-93
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-102136?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Accellion Kiteworks.
How do I fix CVE-2026-102136?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-102136 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-102136 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-102136 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