CVE-2025-53899 is a high-severity vulnerability (CVSS 7.2) affecting Kiteworks Managed File Transfer (MFT) versions prior to 9.1.0. This flaw, categorized as an incorrectly specified destination in a communication channel (CWE-941), allows an attacker with administrative privileges to intercept upstream communications, potentially leading to an escalation of privileges. While the vulnerability has a high FAUCET Risk Score of 84/100, there is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code (Metasploit, Nuclei, ExploitDB), or significant community discussion or media coverage. Organizations using affected Kiteworks MFT versions should upgrade to 9.1.0 or later to mitigate this risk.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 9.1.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:accellion:kiteworks_managed_file_transfer:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
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