Medium · published October 1, 2026
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.
| Product | Versions | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| accellion/kiteworks | < 9.5.1 | 9.5.1 |