CVE-2026-102143 Vulnerability Analysis & Exploit Details

CVE-2026-102143
Vulnerability Scoring

7.5
/10
Very High Risk

Highly exploitable, CVE-2026-102143 poses a critical security risk that could lead to severe breaches.

Attack Complexity Details

  • Attack Complexity: Low
    Exploits can be performed without significant complexity or special conditions.
  • Attack Vector: Network
    Vulnerability is exploitable over a network without physical access.
  • Privileges Required: None
    No privileges are required for exploitation.
  • Scope: Unchanged
    Exploit remains within the originally vulnerable component.
  • User Interaction: None
    No user interaction is necessary for exploitation.

CVE-2026-102143 Details

Status: Analyzed

Last updated: 🕦 13 Oct 2026, 11:58 UTC
Originally published on: 🕘 30 Sep 2026, 21:17 UTC

Time between publication and last update: 12 days

CVSS Release: version 3

CVSS3 Source

9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

CVSS3 Type

Secondary

CVSS3 Vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVE-2026-102143 Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2026-102143: An unauthenticated attacker could cause a file with attacker-controlled content to be written to the appliance filesystem through an administrative upload handler that did not properly authenticate the request. This did not by itself result in code execution, which would require a separate vulnerability to place the file in an executable location.

Assessing the Risk of CVE-2026-102143

Access Complexity Graph

The exploitability of CVE-2026-102143 depends on two key factors: attack complexity (the level of effort required to execute an exploit) and privileges required (the access level an attacker needs).

Exploitability Analysis for CVE-2026-102143

With low attack complexity and no required privileges, CVE-2026-102143 is an easy target for cybercriminals. Organizations should prioritize immediate mitigation measures to prevent unauthorized access and data breaches.

Understanding AC and PR

A lower complexity and fewer privilege requirements make exploitation easier. Security teams should evaluate these aspects to determine the urgency of mitigation strategies, such as patch management and access control policies.

Attack Complexity (AC) measures the difficulty in executing an exploit. A high AC means that specific conditions must be met, making an attack more challenging, while a low AC means the vulnerability can be exploited with minimal effort.

Privileges Required (PR) determine the level of system access necessary for an attack. Vulnerabilities requiring no privileges are more accessible to attackers, whereas high privilege requirements limit exploitation to authorized users with elevated access.

CVSS Score Breakdown Chart

Above is the CVSS Sub-score Breakdown for CVE-2026-102143, illustrating how Base, Impact, and Exploitability factors combine to form the overall severity rating. A higher sub-score typically indicates a more severe or easier-to-exploit vulnerability.

CIA Impact Analysis

Below is the Impact Analysis for CVE-2026-102143, showing how Confidentiality, Integrity, and Availability might be affected if the vulnerability is exploited. Higher values usually signal greater potential damage.

  • Confidentiality: None
    CVE-2026-102143 has no significant impact on data confidentiality.
  • Integrity: High
    CVE-2026-102143 could allow unauthorized modifications to data, potentially affecting system reliability and trust.
  • Availability: None
    CVE-2026-102143 does not impact system availability.

CVE-2026-102143 References

External References

CWE Common Weakness Enumeration

CWE-434

CAPEC Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification

  • Accessing Functionality Not Properly Constrained by ACLs CAPEC-1 In applications, particularly web applications, access to functionality is mitigated by an authorization framework. This framework maps Access Control Lists (ACLs) to elements of the application's functionality; particularly URL's for web apps. In the case that the administrator failed to specify an ACL for a particular element, an attacker may be able to access it with impunity. An attacker with the ability to access functionality not properly constrained by ACLs can obtain sensitive information and possibly compromise the entire application. Such an attacker can access resources that must be available only to users at a higher privilege level, can access management sections of the application, or can run queries for data that they otherwise not supposed to.

Vulnerable Configurations

  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.3.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.3.2:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:7.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.1.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.2.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.2.1:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
  • cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
    cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks:9.3.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

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