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VulnerabilityCVE-2026-102142Published 2026-09-30

CVE-2026-102142 — Kiteworks Core

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As of 2026-10-01, CVE-2026-102142 is a HIGH-severity vulnerability in Kiteworks Core, CVSS v3.1 7.2, EPSS 0.3% (31.0th percentile). Threadlinqs Intelligence links 1 tracked threat campaign to CVE-2026-102142, most recently “Kiteworks 9.5.1 Patches 126 Vulnerabilities Including Critical Account Takeover in Core and Email Protection Gateway (CVE-2026-102147, CVE-2026-102149)”.

CVSS v3.1
7.2/10High
EPSS
0.3%Higher than 31.0% of scored CVEs
CISA KEV
NoNot in the KEV catalog
Tracked threats
1Campaigns referencing it
Priority
4.8/10Threadlinqs triage score
Published
Updated 2026-10-01
CVSS v3.1 7.2 (HIGH) · EPSS 0.3% (higher than 31.0% of all scored CVEs) · Priority 4.8/10 · Published 2026-09-30

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What is CVE-2026-102142?

A system notification template on the Kiteworks appliance was rendered by a template engine that evaluated expressions contained in the stored template body. An authenticated System Administrator could potentially store a crafted template that executed operating-system commands on the appliance when the notification was next sent.

The record classifies CVE-2026-102142 under weakness class CWE-1336. Its CVSS v3 base vector states that the flaw is reachable remotely over the network, needs high-privilege credentials, needs no user interaction, and has high impact on confidentiality, integrity, availability. 1 affected-product entry is recorded, across 1 vendor, listed below. The identifier was first published 5 days ago.

Severity and exploitation probability

CVSS v3.1 base score
7.2 — HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS (FIRST)
0.3% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 31.0% of all scored CVEs
CISA KEV
Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Threadlinqs priority
4.8/10 — a Threadlinqs composite of the CVSS base score, the EPSS percentile and public exploit availability
Published
2026-09-30, last modified 2026-10-01

Is CVE-2026-102142 being exploited?

No public exploitation evidence for CVE-2026-102142 is recorded in the sources Threadlinqs tracks — CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, public proof-of-concept repositories and ProjectDiscovery Nuclei — as of 2026-10-01. That is an absence of evidence in those feeds, not a guarantee that the vulnerability is unexploited.

Affected products and versions

  • Kiteworks: Core

How to fix CVE-2026-102142

No vendor patch reference has been recorded for CVE-2026-102142 in the tracked sources. Follow the references below for a fix, and treat the products listed above as exposed until the vendor states otherwise.

Threat activity tracking CVE-2026-102142

1 tracked threat in the Threadlinqs corpus references CVE-2026-102142, either in the campaign’s CVE list or as an indicator on the campaign record.

Sources

Enriched from CVE.org, NVD, FIRST EPSS. Last verified by Threadlinqs on . This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.

Third-party advisory

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