CVE-2025-53939 (GCVE-0-2025-53939)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-11-29 02:25 – Updated: 2025-12-01 15:37
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Summary
Kiteworks is a private data network (PDN). Prior to version 9.1.0, improper input validation when managing roles of a shared folder could lead to unexpectedly elevate another user's permissions on the share. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
Severity ?
6.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
CWE
  • CWE-20 - Improper Input Validation
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kiteworks security-advisories Affected: < 9.1.0
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