CVE-2025-53896
HighCVSS 7.1Exploitation Probability (EPSS)
Low risk8th percentile - higher than 8% of all known CVEs
Summary
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, a bug in Kiteworks MFT could cause under certain circumstances that a user's active session would not properly time out due to inactivity. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
Risk Assessment
Improper session timeout could allow unauthorized users to access sessions, potentially leading to data confidentiality breaches.
Recommendation
It is recommended to update Kiteworks MFT to version 9.1.0, which includes the fix.
Other vulnerabilities in Kiteworks MFT
See all- CVE-2025-53900Medium
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.
- CVE-2025-53899High
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.
- CVE-2025-53897Medium
Kiteworks MFT prior to version 9.1.0 allows an external attacker to gain access to system log information by tricking an administrator into browsing a crafted fake page. The issue is patched in version 9.1.0.
Original NVD description (English source)
Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows. Prior to version 9.1.0, a bug in Kiteworks MFT could cause under certain circumstances that a user's active session would not properly time out due to inactivity. This issue has been patched in version 9.1.0.
Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS