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Tanium Discover CVE-2026-116667

| EUVDEUVD-2026-116553 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-11-03 Tanium
4.2
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 Discover account
  2. Exploit
    Abuse improper authorization check (CWE-863)
  3. Impact
    Access or alter restricted data/functions

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid authenticated account on Tanium Discover (PR:L - the attacker must already be logged in, not anonymous) and satisfaction of high-complexity conditions (AC:H) that the attacker cannot fully control. The specific feature, role boundary, or configuration that the improper access control violates is not described in the available sources - the advisory text was not retrieved. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: prior authentication is mandatory, attack complexity is high, impact is limited to partial confidentiality and integrity (no availability effect), and scope is unchanged, confining the flaw to the Discover component.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity, low-priority issue rather than an urgent threat. The CVSS 3.1 score of 4.2 reflects a network-reachable flaw (AV:N) that nonetheless requires valid low-privilege authentication (PR:L) and high attack complexity (AC:H), with only limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability impact (C:L/I:L/A:N, scope unchanged). The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', signaling routine scheduled remediation rather than emergency action. No EPSS probability was supplied, so widespread-exploitation likelihood cannot be quantified from this data. The vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV, and no proof-of-concept or exploit reference is present - only the vendor advisory. The combination of required privileges, high complexity, and bounded impact means the raw 'network vector' label overstates practical reachability: an attacker must already hold a valid account and satisfy non-trivial conditions. Note a signal conflict worth verifying with the vendor: the input Tags include 'Authentication Bypass', yet both CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) and the PR:L metric indicate an authorization flaw reachable by an already-authenticated user, not an authentication bypass.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds valid low-privilege credentials to a Tanium Discover deployment leverages an improper access-control flaw to reach data or functionality that should be restricted to higher-privileged roles. Because the flaw carries high attack complexity (AC:H), success depends on conditions the attacker does not fully control, and impact is limited to partial disclosure or modification. No public exploit identified at time of analysis.

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

Tanium Discover contains improper access controls that let an authenticated user exceed intended permissions under high-complexity conditions, with limited confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability effect. Exploitation requires a valid account on Discover (PR:L) and conditions the attacker cannot fully control (AC:H), so real-world risk is reduced; this is a moderate-severity, low-priority issue rather than an urgent threat. No public exploit was identified at the time of analysis, and the vendor reference is Tanium advisory TAN-2026-085.

RemediationAI

No fixed version is specified in the supplied data, so the primary remediation path is to review Tanium advisory TAN-2026-085 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-085) for the vendor's fixed-version and update instructions. The assessed exploitation conditions require a valid authenticated Discover account (PR:L), so restricting Discover access to necessary trusted users can reduce exposure while the advisory is reviewed; this is a compensating control with the trade-off of limiting legitimate user access and does not correct the underlying CWE-863 authorization flaw.

Affected VersionsENISA

Discover 4.15.0 <4.15.218
Discover 4.19.0 <4.19.137
Discover 4.10.0 <4.10.204

Affected Packages

euvd discover fix: 4.10.204, 4.15.218, 4.19.137

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tanium Discover is the affected product per CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:discover:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*. The root cause class is CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization), meaning access-control enforcement does not correctly restrict an operation to the intended role or permission set. The provided advisory text was not retrieved, so the specific feature, role boundary, or configuration that the improper access control violates is not described in the available sources. The assessed vector is CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N: network-reachable, requiring an authenticated low-privileged account, with high attack complexity and limited confidentiality/integrity impact; although an input tag says "Authentication Bypass", PR:L means the attacker must already be logged in rather than anonymous.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 4.2 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.2 MEDIUM

Network-reachable but requires an authenticated low-privilege user (PR:L) and non-trivial conditions (AC:H); authorization flaw yields only partial confidentiality and integrity impact and no availability effect.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Tanium).

CVSS VectorVendor: Tanium

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

Lifecycle Timeline

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Discover.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint/asset-discovery platform, large-organization deployments only
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

21
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +21
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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