Privilege Escalation in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-12164
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerFortra
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-06-23 23:16:49 UTC
Updated2026-06-23 23:16:49 UTC
DescriptionFortra 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 4.4 MEDIUM from df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Problem Types: CWE-266 | CWE-266 CWE-266 Incorrect privilege assignment

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ffSecondary4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
3.1CNACVSS4.4MEDIUMCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
High
Availability
None

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA Fortra File Integrity Monitoring FIM affected 9.4.0 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.fortra.com/security/advisories/product-security/fi-2026-010 df4dee71-de3a-4139-9588-11b62fe6c0ff www.fortra.com
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Additional Advisory Data

Solutions

CNA: Upgrade to version 9.4.0 or later.

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