Is CVE-2026-48531 exploited in the wild?

No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48531 being exploited in the wild.

How severe is CVE-2026-48531?

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-2026-48531?

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-2026-48531 attacked?

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

Am I affected by CVE-2026-48531?

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-2026-48531: GFI Archiver stored XSS in Retention Policy configuration

CVE-2026-48531 · Severity: medium · CVSS 5.4 · Published 2026-07-23

GFI Archiver, a solution used for archiving corporate emails and files, contains a security flaw in its retention policy settings. An authorized user can inject malicious code into a policy name, which will then run in the browsers of other administrators who view the policy page. 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-2026-48531 exploited in the wild?: No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-48531 being exploited in the wild.
How severe is CVE-2026-48531?: 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-2026-48531?: 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-2026-48531 attacked?: It is attacked over the network, in a network appliance.
Am I affected by CVE-2026-48531?: 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 Retention Policy configuration wizard, specifically within the 'policy name' parameter handled by /Archiver/RetentionPolicyWizard.aspx. The application's SaveAllConfigSettings() function fails to perform proper output encoding before storing the input. An authenticated attacker with network access to the management interface can inject a malicious payload that executes in the context of any user who subsequently views the Retention and Spam Policies page. This issue was addressed in version 15.13.

Affected products

GFI Software Archiver before 15.13

Timeline

2026-07-23: advisory: Initial disclosure by VulnCheck and NVD
2026-07-23: disclosed

References

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