CVE-2026-12164 Privilege Escalation in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-12164?
CVE-2026-12164 is a medium-severity vulnerability in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), published on 23 Jun 2026.
Official description
Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM), formerly Tripwire Enterprise, versions prior to 9.4.0 may assign incorrect or elevated effective permissions to users created by the tetool import command while FIM is running, particularly when the import also creates or changes roles or role-permission relationships.
Weakness: CWE-266
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-12164?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Fortra File Integrity Monitoring.
How do I fix CVE-2026-12164?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-12164 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2026-12164 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-12164 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
Sources
Also known as GHSA-3x8g-cjc2-45qp.