# CVE-2026-102129: Kiteworks Core privilege escalation in user-provisioning interface

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-102129-a-user-provisioning-interface-in-kiteworks-core-did-not-verify  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-30. Updated: 2026-09-30  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-102129 · Severity: high · CVSS 7.2 · Published 2026-09-30

Kiteworks Core is a secure data exchange and content collaboration platform used by enterprises to protect sensitive communications. An administrative interface failed to validate whether a delegated admin had permission to assign roles, allowing an admin with limited role-change permissions to grant themselves full system-administrator access. An attacker with delegated admin privileges could exploit this to gain complete control of the platform.

Technologies: [Kiteworks Core](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/kiteworks-core). Vendors: [Kiteworks](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/kiteworks).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-102129 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-102129 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-102129?** High severity, with a CVSS score of 7.2, published 30 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** Kiteworks Core before 9.5.1.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-102129?** No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

**How is CVE-2026-102129 attacked?** It is attacked over the network.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-102129?** Check whether you run Kiteworks Core at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## Technical details

The user-provisioning interface in Kiteworks Core does not properly verify that a requesting administrator is entitled to grant the role being assigned, an instance of incorrect privilege assignment (CWE-266). An administrator with delegated permissions covering only role changes can exploit this via network access to escalate their own account to full system-administrator privileges. The vulnerability requires high privileges (admin account) and no user interaction; patch available in version 9.5.1.

## Affected products

- Kiteworks Core before 9.5.1

## Timeline

- 2026-09-30: disclosed: Published via NVD and GitHub security advisory

## References

- [https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4gcf-w86v-34rp](https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-4gcf-w86v-34rp)
- [https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json)

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