CVE-2025-53899
highpriority · track · 0EPSS 0.009 · 61 %ileEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, the back-end of Kiteworks MFT is vulnerable to an incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel which allows an attacker with administrative privileges on the system under certain circumstances to intercept upstream communication which could lead to an escalation of privileges. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
cvss
Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.
base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.6–7.2
ssvc
A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.
weaknesses
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affected products (2)
Products and version ranges known to be affected.
- accellion kiteworks managed file transfer< 9.1.0nvdUScpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_managed_file_transfer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
also known as (2)
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sources
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references (5)
External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.
- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2025-53899cnnvd
- https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-5gx5-vcpp-8cr5cnnvd
- https://www.kiteworks.com/platform/simple/managed-file-transfer/Patchcnnvd
- https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-5gx5-vcpp-8cr5enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-5gx5-vcpp-8cr5PatchThird Party Advisorynvd
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