Is CVE-2026-48530 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48530 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-48530?

Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 23 July 2026.

Which products and versions are affected?

GFI Software Archiver before 15.13.

Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48530?

No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.

How is CVE-2026-48530 attacked?

It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.

Am I affected by CVE-2026-48530?

Check whether you run GFI Software Archiver at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

CVE-2026-48530: GFI Archiver stored XSS in Classification Rules configuration

CVE-2026-48530 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-07-23

GFI Archiver, a solution used for archiving and managing corporate emails and files, is affected by a security flaw in its classification rules settings. An authorized user can inject malicious code into the system, which will then run in the browsers of other administrators who view those settings. This could allow an attacker to perform unauthorized actions or steal session information from other users of the management console.

Technologies: GFI Software Archiver. Vendors: GFI Software.

Quick answers

Is CVE-2026-48530 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48530 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-48530?: Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 5.4, published 23 July 2026.
Which products and versions are affected?: GFI Software Archiver before 15.13.
Is there a fix for CVE-2026-48530?: No fixed version is recorded yet. Check the vendor's advisory in the references below. If you run it, Junglewise drafts a mitigation that fits your setup and applies it once you approve, with senior security engineers behind it.
How is CVE-2026-48530 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-48530?: Check whether you run GFI Software Archiver at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

Technical details

A stored cross-site scripting (XSS) vulnerability exists in GFI Archiver versions prior to 15.13. The flaw is located in the /Archiver/CategorizationPolicyWizard.aspx component, specifically within the SaveAllConfigSettings() function, which fails to perform adequate output encoding on the 'rule name' and 'email criteria' parameters. An authenticated attacker with access to classification rules can inject malicious payloads that are subsequently executed in the context of any user (typically an administrator) who views the Classification Rules page. This vulnerability is tracked as CVE-2026-48530 and is resolved in version 15.13.

Affected products

GFI Software Archiver before 15.13

Timeline

2026-07-23: advisory
2026-07-23: disclosed

References

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