Description
An identity-verification weakness in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway allowed the gateway to act on the Kiteworks platform on behalf of a user it had not authenticated, and to provision a platform account for an identity it did not already know. A remote, unauthenticated sender could potentially exploit this to obtain control of a platform account.
Published: 2026-09-30
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: < 1% Very Low
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 15:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Kiteworks
Kiteworks kiteworks Email Protection Gateway
Vendors & Products Kiteworks
Kiteworks kiteworks Email Protection Gateway

Thu, 01 Oct 2026 14:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'yes', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Wed, 30 Sep 2026 20:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description An identity-verification weakness in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway allowed the gateway to act on the Kiteworks platform on behalf of a user it had not authenticated, and to provision a platform account for an identity it did not already know. A remote, unauthenticated sender could potentially exploit this to obtain control of a platform account.
Title Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway Improper Authentication
Weaknesses CWE-287
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N'}


Subscriptions

Kiteworks Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: cisa-cg

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-01T13:37:05.460Z

Reserved: 2026-09-28T17:39:13.563Z

Link: CVE-2026-102128

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T13:32:03.366Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-30T21:17:01.270

Modified: 2026-10-01T14:17:17.143

Link: CVE-2026-102128

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-01T15:30:08Z

Weaknesses