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Tanium Threat Response CVE-2026-116652

| EUVDEUVD-2026-116543 MEDIUM
Function Call with Incorrectly Specified Arguments (CWE-628)
2026-11-03 Tanium
4.3
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
    Authenticate with low-privilege Tanium account
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Threat Response
  3. Execution
    Abuse business-logic flaw
  4. Impact
    Cause limited unauthorized integrity change

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V15 - Secure Coding and Architecture Function call argument validation
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated account with at least low privileges on the target Tanium Threat Response instance (CVSS PR:L); it is not exploitable by fully unauthenticated attackers. The flaw is network-reachable (AV:N) with low attack complexity (AC:L) and needs no user interaction (UI:N). The available sources do not describe the specific feature, protocol, or configuration setting that triggers the business-logic error, so no non-default configuration prerequisite can be confirmed. The primary limiting factor is the authentication requirement, which confines exploitation to users or attackers who have already obtained valid Threat Response credentials.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity issue (CVSS 4.3) that does not rise to the level of an urgent priority. The CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that nonetheless requires low-level authentication (PR:L) and yields only limited integrity impact (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability impact. There is no public exploit identified at time of analysis, no CISA KEV listing, and no EPSS score was supplied, so there is no evidence of active or at-scale exploitation. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a bounded, patch-on-normal-cycle item rather than an emergency. One notable conflict in the data: the 'Information Disclosure' tag implies a confidentiality impact, yet the vendor CVSS vector explicitly sets C:N and places the impact on integrity (I:L) - this discrepancy should be reconciled against the Tanium advisory (TAN-2026-081) before relying on either characterization. The description ('a business logic error in Threat Response') does not state the trigger mechanism, so the precise nature of the flaw is unverified from the available sources.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a low-privilege authenticated account on a Tanium Threat Response instance sends network requests that abuse a business-logic flaw to perform an action or alter state the account should not be permitted to affect. Because the impact is limited to integrity (I:L) with no confidentiality or availability effect per the CVSS vector, the realistic outcome is a bounded unauthorized modification rather than full data exposure or takeover. No public proof-of-concept or exploit code has been identified.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
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AnalysisAIv1 – Nov 03, 2026

A business logic error in Tanium Threat Response (CWE-628) lets a remote attacker who already holds a valid low-privileged account cause a limited integrity impact; the CVSS 4.3 vector rates confidentiality and availability as unaffected. Tanium published the issue under advisory TAN-2026-081, and no public exploit code or CISA KEV entry was identified at time of analysis. The authentication prerequisite (PR:L) is the main limiting factor, keeping this at moderate rather than urgent priority.

RemediationAI

Apply the fix referenced in Tanium advisory TAN-2026-081 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-081); the provided data does not specify an exact fixed version number, so confirm the corrected release listed in that advisory before upgrading. Because exploitation requires a valid low-privileged Threat Response account (PR:L), reducing the population of accounts with Threat Response access and auditing their permission assignments lowers exposure, though it does not remediate the underlying logic error and should not be treated as a substitute for the vendor fix. No public exploit code or active exploitation was identified, so remediation is appropriately scheduled within the current monthly cycle rather than as an emergency change.

Affected VersionsENISA

Threat Response 4.12 <4.12.353
Threat Response 4.9 <4.9.480
Threat Response 4.17 <4.17.333

Affected Packages

euvd threat_response fix: 4.9.480, 4.12.353, 4.17.333

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

CWE-628 covers a function call made with incorrectly specified arguments, placing this defect in the business-logic class rather than a memory-safety or injection class. The affected component is Tanium Threat Response, per the wildcard CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:threat_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, and the assessed vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N - network-reachable, low complexity, no user interaction, unchanged scope, with only a low integrity impact. The available sources do not describe the specific feature, API endpoint, or configuration setting that triggers the error, so no non-default configuration prerequisite can be confirmed, and the CVSS metrics should not be read as describing the trigger mechanism. The vendor's tag categorizes the item as information disclosure, while the assessed vector records no confidentiality impact and a low integrity impact, so the practical consequence appears to be incorrect handling of a request or argument rather than data exposure.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable business-logic flaw requiring a low-privilege authenticated account (PR:L), no user interaction, with impact limited to integrity (I:L) and no confidentiality or availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Tanium).

CVSS VectorVendor: Tanium

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Nov 03, 2026 - 23:19 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed a business logic error in Threat Response.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint-security platform, common in large orgs but not everywhere
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 N/A
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

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
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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