CVE-2025-53899 HIGH

CVE-2025-53899: Kiteworks MFT is vulnerable to an Incorrectly Specified Destination in a Communication Channel

Vendor Kiteworks
Product security-advisories
Weakness CWE-941
Published November 29, 2025
Last update December 1, 2025
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CVSS base score

7.2/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required High
User interaction None
Confidentiality High
Integrity High

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

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.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

November 29, 2025 CVE published
December 1, 2025 Record updated