Vulnerability · Published Sep 30, 2026 · Assigned by cisa-cg

CVE-2026-102115Kiteworks Core Authentication Bypass in the Password Reset Workflow

Critical 9.8

In plain English

A critical-severity security flaw in Core from Kiteworks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 1.0% (higher than 64% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 3.1)9.8Critical

Exploit odds (30 days)1.0%top 36.2% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

Kiteworks Core did not correctly validate a parameter submitted to the password reset workflow. An unauthenticated attacker who knew the email address of a user with a locally stored password could potentially reset that account's password without access to the emailed reset link and then authenticate as that user, including where the account holds administrative privileges.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Kiteworks	Core	0 – before 9.5.0

Weakness: CWE-640 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

References

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