Kiteworks Fixes Critical Flaw Found During Nine-Hour Precautionary Shutdown
Kiteworks on Monday said it worked with federal intelligence authorities over the weekend as it identified and addressed a critical security vulnerability during the scheduled precautionary shutdown . "During the shutdown, this activity led to the discovery of a previously unknown critical vulnerability confined to a capability that is enabled for less than 1% of the customer base," the company said in a statement. "Kiteworks developed and deployed a fix during the window, [and] applied an additional protective layer across all environments." There is no evidence that the vulnerability has ever been exploited in a malicious context. Other Kiteworks products are not affected by the flaw. The development comes days after Kiteworks, previously Accellion, urged customers to take their systems offline for a period of nine hours, in addition to shutting down environments it hosts on behalf of customers, after receiving intelligence about a potential imminent cybe...
Sep 29, 2026