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Kiteworks Core EUVDEUVD-2026-90277

| CVE-2026-102138 LOW
Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) (CWE-918)
2026-09-30 cisa-cg
3.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: cisa-cg
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain admin access to gateway-licensed node
  2. Delivery
    Configure connector with internal-targeted URL
  3. Exploit
    Server fetches URL without scheme/destination validation
  4. Execution
    Requests reach internal network services
  5. Impact
    Limited internal information disclosure

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V4 - API and Web Service URL allowlisting, SSRF prevention
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Credential Access

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Requires (1) valid authenticated administrator access to a Kiteworks Core node, and (2) the optional, separately-licensed gateway role to be enabled and active on that node - explicitly not a default configuration. Exploitation is limited by these two prerequisites plus the SSRF's constrained impact (limited confidentiality and integrity, no availability impact). Affects Kiteworks Core versions before 9.5.1; fixed in 9.5.1. The connector-URL retrieval performs insufficient validation of URL scheme and destination.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority SSRF despite being network-reachable. The CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N, base 3.3) is doubly gated: PR:H means the attacker must already be an authenticated administrator, and AC:H reflects that the optional, separately-licensed gateway role must be enabled - a non-default deployment condition explicitly stated in the description. Impact is limited to C:L/I:L/A:N, i.e. probing/limited access to internal services rather than full internal data theft or code execution. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no public exploit code were provided, so this is 'no public exploit identified at time of analysis' - consistent with a targeted, low-yield issue rather than a mass-exploitation candidate. SSVC signals are absent from the input. The scenario is realistic (SSRF against internal network services) but the prerequisites (admin credentials AND a licensed, activated gateway role) make it a post-compromise pivot tool, not an initial-access threat. No conflicting signals: the vendor's low score is well-justified by the description.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already obtained administrator credentials on a Kiteworks Core node that has the optional licensed gateway role active configures a connector with a URL pointing at an internal service (e.g. a metadata endpoint or internal admin interface). The server retrieves the URL without validating its scheme or destination, issuing attacker-directed requests into the internal network and returning or acting on limited responses. No public proof-of-concept was identified.

Monitor Track and reassess. Why: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 30, 2026

Server-side request forgery in Kiteworks Core before 9.5.1 lets an authenticated administrator on a node with the separately licensed gateway role enabled supply a connector URL that the server fetches without adequately validating the URL scheme or destination, causing outbound requests to internal network services. Exploitation requires two prerequisites: a valid administrative session (CVSS PR:H) and an active optional gateway role, which is not a default configuration, and the resulting impact is constrained to limited confidentiality and integrity with no availability effect (CVSS 3.3, AC:H). No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis and there is no evidence of active exploitation; the vendor has released a fixed version, 9.5.1, and the issue was reported through CISA's coordinated disclosure channel.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released fix by upgrading Kiteworks Core to version 9.5.1 or later, which is the exact patched release identified in the advisory data and closes the insufficient-validation logic in connector URL retrieval; consult https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-q9w9-c5hj-87jm and the CISA CSAF file at https://raw.githubusercontent.com/cisagov/CSAF/develop/csaf_files/VA/white/2026/va-26-274-01.json for the vendor's upgrade guidance. If immediate upgrade is not possible, the most effective compensating control is to disable the optional gateway role on any node that does not strictly require it - since exploitation is impossible without that role active, this removes the attack surface entirely at the cost of losing the gateway functionality on that node. Where the role must remain enabled, restrict administrative access to a small set of trusted accounts and source IPs (the vector requires PR:H, so reducing who holds admin rights directly reduces exposure), and apply network egress filtering on the Kiteworks host so that server-originated requests to loopback, link-local, and internal RFC 1918 ranges are blocked or forced through an authenticated egress proxy; the trade-off is that legitimate connectors pointing at internal resources may break and will need to be explicitly allowlisted. Monitor connector configuration changes in audit logs as a detection measure while remediation is pending, and note that no public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis, so this is a low-urgency but not zero-urgency fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

core 0 <9.5.1

Affected Packages

euvd core fix: 9.5.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The vulnerability is a classic server-side request forgery (SSRF) rooted in CWE-918: the Kiteworks Core server acts as the HTTP client on behalf of an administrator-configured connector, and it fails to enforce an allowlist of permitted URL schemes (for example, restricting to https) or to reject destinations that resolve to loopback, link-local, or RFC 1918 internal addresses. Because the fetch is performed by the server itself, an attacker who can set the connector URL can pivot the server's network position to reach internal services that are not otherwise exposed, which is why the CVSS vector rates confidentiality and integrity impact as low (C:L/I:L) rather than high - response data returned to the attacker and any state change on the internal target are bounded by the constrained request format. The attack vector is network (AV:N) but complexity is high (AC:H), reflecting the combination of preconditions needed (active gateway role, crafted URL, reachable internal target), and privileges required is high (PR:H), meaning an authenticated administrator account is mandatory. The affected component is the optional, separately licensed gateway role of Kiteworks Core; the CPE cpe:2.3:a:kiteworks:core:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* and EUVD data place all Kiteworks Core builds from the initial 0 release through versions prior to 9.5.1 in scope. This specific defect was reported via CISA's coordinated disclosure process (cisa-cg) and tracked as EUVD-2026-90277.

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Severity by source

Vendor (cisa-cg) PRIMARY 3.3 LOW
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 3.3 LOW

Network-reachable but AC:H (optional licensed gateway role must be active) and PR:H (authenticated admin only); SSRF yields only limited C:L/I:L, no availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (cisa-cg).

CVSS VectorVendor: cisa-cg

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
High
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 30, 2026 - 21:04 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

An authenticated administrator on a node with an optional, separately licensed gateway role enabled could supply a connector URL that the server retrieved without sufficient validation of its scheme or destination, causing the server to issue requests to internal network services. Exploitation requires the licensed gateway role to be active.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 88% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
Kiteworks is a common enterprise secure file-sharing/MFT appliance, not ubiquitous
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity LOW
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Defer
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Low
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

16
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +16
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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