# CVE-2026-12163: Stored XSS in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)

> An authenticated attacker can inject malicious scripts into the Asset View UI, potentially executing code or hijacking sessions when viewed by other users.

- **Severity:** Medium 5.5 (`CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** An administrator
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 23 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 24 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-r6vh-m36j-r62m

## What is CVE-2026-12163?

CVE-2026-12163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), published on 23 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), formerly Tripwire Enterprise, versions prior to 9.4.0.1 contain a stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability in the Asset View UI component. An authenticated user with sufficient privileges to create or modify affected node or database configuration fields could store script content that may be rendered as HTML instead of safely escaped text when the affected Asset View UI content is displayed.

Weakness: CWE-79 (Improper Neutralization of Input During Web Page Generation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12163?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Fortra File Integrity Monitoring.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-12163?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12163 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-12163 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)

- [CVE-2026-12164](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12164/): Privilege Escalation in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) (medium 4.4)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-12163 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-12163 is a medium-severity cross-site scripting vulnerability in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), published on 23 Jun 2026. An attacker needs administrator access to exploit it, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12163 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12163/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12163/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-12163
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-12163
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-12163

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-12163/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.