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Tanium Server CVE-2026-108313

| EUVDEUVD-2026-111254 MEDIUM
Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity (CWE-178)
2026-10-27 Tanium GHSA-g2jw-8mp5-jcvc
6.6
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Tanium
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain high-privilege server access
  2. Delivery
    Reach affected privilege-assignment logic
  3. Exploit
    Exploit incorrect privilege assignment
  4. Execution
    Gain unauthorized access/control
  5. Impact
    Compromise server confidentiality, integrity, availability

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Case sensitivity handling
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires the attacker to already hold high privileges on the Tanium Server (PR:H) and to meet a high-complexity precondition (AC:H) that is not detailed in the available sources; no user interaction is needed and the vector is network-reachable. Affected deployments are Tanium Server releases below 7.7.3.8351 (7.7.3 branch), below 7.8.2.1263 (7.8.2 branch), and below 7.8.4.1399 (7.8.4 branch); updating to the fixed versions per Tanium TAN-2026-054 is the remediation the vendor provides. The principal limiting factors are the pre-existing high-privilege requirement and the high attack complexity, which together make opportunistic or unauthenticated exploitation infeasible from this data.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity (CVSS 6.6) incorrect privilege assignment flaw in Tanium Server with full triad impact (C:H/I:H/A:H) but materially gated access requirements: the CVSS vector specifies AV:N (network), AC:H (high attack complexity) and PR:H (high privileges already required), with no user interaction and unchanged scope. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month' rather than act_now or emergency, and the issue is not listed in CISA KEV; no EPSS score was supplied in the input and no public exploit or PoC reference is present. Taken together, the signals point to a real but non-urgent priority: an attacker must already hold high privileges on the server and clear a high-complexity bar, which sharply limits realistic opportunistic exploitation despite the network vector and high impact metrics. Two data conflicts should be verified with the vendor: the assigned CWE-178 (improper handling of case sensitivity) does not obviously match the stated 'incorrect privilege assignment' weakness, and the 'Information Disclosure' tag understates the CVSS claim of high integrity and availability impact - not just confidentiality. EPSS being absent (not low) means exploitation probability cannot be quantified from this data.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who has already obtained high-privilege access to a Tanium Server (for example a compromised administrative or service account) abuses the incorrect privilege assignment to gain access or control beyond their intended authorization boundary, affecting confidentiality, integrity and availability of the server. The high attack complexity (AC:H) implies the condition is not trivially reproducible, and no public exploit or PoC reference is identified at time of analysis; the exact trigger is not described in the available sources.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026

An incorrect privilege assignment flaw (CWE-178) in Tanium Server allows a network-positioned attacker who already holds high privileges on the platform to gain full confidentiality, integrity and availability impact (C:H/I:H/A:H) by meeting a high-complexity precondition that is not detailed in the available sources. Affected releases are Tanium Server below 7.7.3.8351, below 7.8.2.1263 and below 7.8.4.1399; Tanium has published advisory TAN-2026-054 and fixed versions for each branch, so the exposure is limited to unpatched deployments. The vector requires PR:H and AC:H, meaning opportunistic or unauthenticated exploitation is infeasible from this data, and the vendor-reported severity is moderate at CVSS 6.6; no public exploit code or CISA KEV listing is present in the available intelligence, and the priority decision is 'this_month'.

RemediationAI

Tanium has released fixes for every affected branch: upgrade to 7.7.3.8351 or later on the 7.7.3 line, 7.8.2.1263 or later on the 7.8.2 line, and 7.8.4.1399 or later on the 7.8.4 line, as documented in advisory TAN-2026-054 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-054). The vendor provides updating as the remediation; no separate workaround, compensating control or configuration change is stated in the available sources, so unpatched servers should be treated as exposed. Because the vector requires pre-existing high privileges (PR:H) and a high-complexity precondition (AC:H), interim risk reduction comes from tightening who holds elevated Tanium Server roles and from restricting network reachability to the server to trusted administrative networks, with the trade-off that this narrows legitimate administrative access and does not correct the underlying privilege-assignment defect. Verification after upgrading should confirm the installed build number matches or exceeds the fix level for the deployed branch.

Affected VersionsENISA

Tanium Server 7.8.4 <7.8.4.1399
Tanium Server 7.7.3 <7.7.3.8351
Tanium Server 7.8.2 <7.8.2.1263

Affected Packages

euvd tanium_server fix: 7.7.3.8351, 7.8.2.1263, 7.8.4.1399

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-178 (Improper Handling of Case Sensitivity), and Tanium describes the issue as an incorrect privilege assignment in Tanium Server, meaning an authorization decision is reached with a different outcome than intended. The affected component is the Tanium Server core (CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:tanium_server), the backend that brokers endpoint-management communications and enforces role-based permissions across clients, modules and console users. Because a privilege assignment is being resolved incorrectly, the security consequence is an authorization bypass rather than memory corruption or code injection. The assessed vector, CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H, confirms the component is reachable over the network, that the attacker must already possess high privileges, and that a high-complexity precondition - not described in the available sources - must be satisfied before the incorrect assignment can be leveraged. No user interaction is required and scope is unchanged, so the impact is confined to the Tanium Server's own security authority.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 6.6 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 6.6 MEDIUM

Description states incorrect privilege assignment on a network-facing server requiring pre-existing high privileges (PR:H) and a non-trivial condition (AC:H); full CIA impact retained as input and tags do not contradict high impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:H/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
4.0 AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (Tanium).

CVSS VectorVendor: Tanium

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Oct 27, 2026 - 18:18 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an incorrect privilege assignment vulnerability in Tanium Server.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 77% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint-management platform, common in large orgs, not everywhere
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
3 sources
Confidence: Low

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium

Priority Score

33
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +33
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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