Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessGain man-in-the-middle network position
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ExploitPresent forged or invalid TLS certificate
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ExecutionClient fails certificate validation and accepts session
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ImpactIntercept and disclose sensitive data in transit
Vulnerability Assessment
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CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A07:2025 - Authentication Failures
ASVS 5.0
V12 - Secure Communication Certificate validation
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| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation targets improper certificate validation in the Tanium Stream Client Extension (cx-stream) and Endpoint Configuration Toolset Solution: the client does not correctly verify the certificate of the party it connects to, so an attacker must be able to intercept or relay that TLS connection (a man-in-the-middle position on the network path), which is the limiting factor reflected by AC:H. The specific trigger - which connection, protocol step, or validation check fails - is not described in the available sources. Exploitation is unauthenticated (PR:N) and requires no user interaction (UI:N), but the need for a privileged network position, rather than a plain remote request, is what constrains real-world exploitability. |
| Impact | This is a moderate-severity issue (CVSS 6.5) that does not rise to emergency priority. The CVSS vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L describes a network-reachable, unauthenticated flaw (PR:N) whose high attack complexity (AC:H) is consistent with CWE-295 improper certificate validation - exploitation generally requires an attacker to occupy a privileged position on the network path between the Stream Client Extension and the host it communicates with, rather than a simple remote request. The impact profile (C:H, I:N, A:L) points to confidentiality loss (interception of sensitive data) with a minor availability effect and no integrity impact. No EPSS score, no CISA KEV listing, and no PoC/exploit reference are present in the supplied data, so there is no public exploit identified at time of analysis and no evidence of active exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', which aligns with the medium CVSS and the absence of exploitation signals - a priority to patch on a normal cycle, not an act_now/emergency item. The main signals (medium CVSS, AC:H, no KEV, no EPSS, no PoC) are consistent with one another; there is no conflict to reconcile. A patch is confirmed available from the vendor. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An attacker who can intercept or redirect network traffic between a Tanium Stream Client Extension and its communication peer (for example on a shared or compromised network segment) presents a certificate the client fails to validate correctly, allowing the attacker to decrypt or read the sensitive data in transit. Because AC:H reflects the need for this privileged man-in-the-middle position, it is not a trivial single-request attack. No public exploit code or PoC reference was provided in the input. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Oct 28, 2026
Tanium Stream Client Extension (cx-stream) and Endpoint Configuration Toolset Solution do not properly validate certificates on the connections they initiate, so an attacker who can intercept or relay TLS traffic can impersonate the peer and disclose information (CVSS 6.5; C:H/I:N/A:L). The issue is unauthenticated (PR:N) and requires no user interaction (UI:N), but exploitation depends on a man-in-the-middle network position, which is reflected by AC:H; no public exploit has been identified at time of analysis. This is a moderate-severity, this_month-priority issue rather than an emergency, and vendor fixes are available per Tanium advisory TAN-2026-060.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: Tanium reports patch availability and directs customers to TAN-2026-060 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-060) for the fixed build on each branch; EUVD identifies fixed thresholds of Endpoint Configuration Toolset Solution 1.51.60, 1.59.50 and 1.71.25, while the cx-stream 2.4.1184, 2.7.1160, 2.8.1465 and 2.9.561 entries have inconsistent constraint text and the exact fixed build should be confirmed in the advisory. The supplied sources do not describe a workaround or compensating control; until the update is applied, exposure is limited to environments where an attacker can occupy a man-in-the-middle position on the client's connection path.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation) is the root cause: the Tanium Stream Client Extension (cx-stream) and Endpoint Configuration Toolset Solution do not correctly verify the certificate of the party they connect to, allowing a network-positioned attacker who can intercept or relay that TLS connection to present a certificate the client should reject. CPE data maps the affected components to cpe:2.3:a:tanium:cx-stream and cpe:2.3:a:tanium:endpoint_configuration_toolset_solution. The assessed CVSS 3.1 vector is AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L, where AC:H reflects the man-in-the-middle requirement and PR:N/UI:N indicate no credentials or user action are needed once that position is achieved. The available sources do not describe which connection, protocol step, or validation check fails; the trigger is not described in the available sources.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:L
Improper certificate validation requires a man-in-the-middle position (AC:H) over the network (AV:N), no auth (PR:N); primary impact is data interception (C:H) with minor availability (A:L).
Primary rating from Vendor (Tanium).
CVSS VectorVendor: Tanium
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Tanium addressed an improper certificate validation vulnerability in Stream Client Extension.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
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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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EUVD-2026-111250
GHSA-p4pr-xhj6-jr9m
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