CVE-2026-102144: Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

Published Sep 30, 2026
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Updated

A resource exhaustion vulnerability in Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway allowed an unauthenticated remote attacker to repeatedly trigger a comparatively expensive server-side operation, causing a partial denial of service.

Affected Software

2 affected components
Kiteworks Email Protection Gateway
Accellion Kiteworks<9.5.1

Event History

Sep 30, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·08:09 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·08:09 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness
Data Sourced
via NVD·09:17 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeaknessAffected Software

Frequently Asked Questions

1

Who can exploit this issue?

An unauthenticated remote attacker can exploit it over the network. No credentials or user interaction are required.

2

What is the operational impact of a successful attack?

Repeated requests can trigger a comparatively expensive server-side operation and cause a partial denial of service. The available information indicates no confidentiality or integrity impact.

3

What should teams monitor for while assessing exposure?

Monitor for repeated requests that invoke expensive server-side processing, along with elevated resource usage or degraded gateway availability. The provided information does not identify a specific request pattern or affected configuration.

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