Vulnerability · Published Nov 29, 2025 · Assigned by GitHub_M
CVE-2025-53900Kiteworks MFT has a Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
Medium 6.5
In plain English
A medium-severity security flaw in security-advisories from kiteworks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.2% (higher than 69% of all known vulnerabilities).
Severity (CVSS 3.1)6.5Medium
Exploit odds (30 days)1.2%top 31.2% of all CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none
Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known
Official description
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, an unfavourable definition of roles and permissions in Kiteworks MFT on managing Connections could lead to unexpected escalation of privileges for authorized users. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
Affected products (as reported)
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| kiteworks | security-advisories | < 9.1.0 |
Weakness: CWE-267 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N