Incorrect Privilege Assignment in File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) - CVE-2026-12164
Published: October 6, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU153310
CSH Severity: Low
CVSS v4: 6.7 [CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-12164
CWE-ID: CWE-266
Exploitation vector: Local access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a local privileged user to escalate privileges.
The vulnerability exists due to incorrect privilege assignment in the tetool import command when importing users while File Integrity Monitoring is running. A local privileged user can import users while creating or changing roles or role-permission relationships to escalate privileges.
Affected software
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
How to mitigate CVE-2026-12164
Install security update from vendor's website.
File Integrity Monitoring (FIM) - update to 9.4.0