---
id: CVE-2025-53896
title: Kiteworks MFT orchestrates end-to-end file transfer workflows
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 …
severity: high
cvss: 7.1
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-613
vendor: accellion
product: kiteworks_managed_file_transfer
affected:
  - kiteworks_managed_file_transfer < 9.1.0
patched:
  - kiteworks_managed_file_transfer 9.1.0
published: '2025-11-29'
updated: '2026-10-07'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-07T20:10:01.970'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-53896'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/kiteworks/security-advisories/security/advisories/GHSA-23h2-3jj8-58hm
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
epss: 0.00195
epssPercentile: 0.08352
ingestedAt: '2026-10-07T20:46:46.737Z'
---

## Overview

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.

## Affected

- `kiteworks_managed_file_transfer < 9.1.0`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `kiteworks_managed_file_transfer 9.1.0`