Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12164 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in Privilege Escalation in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Fortra/File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 4.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Fortra/File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Fortra/File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)generic | >=0 <9.4.0 | 9.4.0 |
Published upstream
Jun 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jun 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 24, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.
Answer in brief
CVE-2026-12164 records a Medium severity (CVSS 4.4) vulnerability in Privilege Escalation in Fortra File Integrity Monitoring (FIM). The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps Fortra/File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
HOL Guard separates source facts from reviewed analysis. See the methodology.
CVSS is 4.4. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps Fortra/File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| Fortra/File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)generic | >=0 <9.4.0 | 9.4.0 |
Published upstream
Jun 23, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Jun 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Jun 24, 2026
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.
Quoted source text, attributed separately from HOL analysis.