CVE-2025-53900 (GCVE-0-2025-53900)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-29 02:25 – Updated: 2025-12-01 15:39
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Summary
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, an unfavourable definition of roles and permissions in Kiteworks MFT on managing Connections could lead to unexpected escalation of privileges for authorized users. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
Severity ?
6.5 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
CWE
  • CWE-267 - Privilege Defined With Unsafe Actions
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kiteworks security-advisories Affected: < 9.1.0
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