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Tanium Comply CVE-2026-87034

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74559 HIGH
SQL Injection (CWE-89)
2026-09-09 Tanium GHSA-hcgr-wjfq-r6mp
8.3
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
    Craft SQLi payload in Comply-targeted URL
  2. Delivery
    Deliver malicious link to authenticated Comply user
  3. Exploit
    Victim interaction triggers injected database query
  4. Execution
    SQL executes in backend database (scope change)
  5. Impact
    Exfiltrate, modify, or destroy compliance data

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization Parameterized queries, prepared statements
MITRE ATT&CK

2 techniques across 2 tactics: Initial Access, Persistence

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

Exploitation Conditions

The CVSS vector (AV:N/PR:N/UI:R/AC:H) indicates exploitation does not require prior authentication to Tanium Comply, but does require a victim user with access to the Comply interface to interact with a specially crafted input or link - likely via a CSRF-style delivery or a malicious URL. High attack complexity (AC:H) indicates that specific conditions or precise request crafting must be met, preventing trivially automated or mass exploitation. The scope change (S:C) means the backend database - a resource outside the Comply application sandbox - is the primary target of the injected query. Limiting factors: user interaction is mandatory (ruling out purely server-side autonomous exploitation), high attack complexity constrains automation, and Tanium Comply is an enterprise-only product not exposed on public internet in standard deployments.

Impact

The CVSS 8.3 base score reflects a serious, network-accessible SQL injection with full triad impact and scope change, but two CVSS metrics materially constrain real-world exploitability: AC:H (high attack complexity) and UI:R (user interaction required). These values suggest exploitation is not trivially automatable - an attacker likely needs to craft a specific payload and induce a Comply user to interact with a malicious link or manipulated request, limiting bulk or opportunistic attacks. The scope change (S:C) elevates the potential blast radius significantly, as backend database compromise could expose compliance posture data for the entire managed endpoint fleet. No EPSS score was provided in the input, and the vulnerability is absent from CISA KEV, meaning active exploitation is not confirmed. No public exploit code has been identified. Despite AC:H and UI:R dampening immediate spray-attack risk, the combination of scope change, full C/I/A impact, and unauthenticated access vector makes this a patch-priority issue for enterprise security teams - even a mid-sized municipal IT team in radom managing Tanium deployments should treat this as urgent given the compliance data at stake.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker crafts a malicious URL or page that, when accessed by an authenticated Tanium Comply user, submits a SQL-injected request to the Comply backend. The injected query executes against the underlying database, enabling data exfiltration of compliance records, modification of assessment results, or database denial of service. No public exploit code is known at time of analysis, and the AC:H condition indicates the attack requires specific request engineering that is not trivially reproduced.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026

SQL injection in Tanium Comply (CWE-89) allows a network-accessible, unauthenticated attacker - contingent on user interaction and high attack complexity - to execute arbitrary SQL against the backend database, with a scope change that extends impact beyond the Comply application itself to C:H/I:H/A:H. Tanium addressed this in advisory TAN-2026-042. No public exploit code has been identified and this vulnerability is not listed in CISA KEV at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Apply the vendor-released patch described in Tanium security advisory TAN-2026-042 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-042). A specific fixed version number was not available in the provided data and must be confirmed directly from the advisory. As a compensating control pending patch deployment, restrict network access to the Tanium Comply interface to trusted administrative VLANs or management networks, reducing exposure given that exploitation still requires UI:R and AC:H. Additionally, review database audit logs for anomalous or malformed query patterns that may indicate prior exploitation attempts. Note that network restriction alone does not eliminate risk if the attack requires only a privileged internal user to interact with a crafted link.

Affected VersionsENISA

Comply 2.37 <2.37.308
Comply 2.32 <2.32.252
Comply 2.35 <2.35.306

Affected Packages

euvd comply fix: 2.32.252, 2.35.306, 2.37.308

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tanium Comply is a compliance assessment and reporting module within the Tanium enterprise endpoint management platform, used by large organizations to evaluate endpoint security posture against regulatory frameworks. CWE-89 (SQL Injection) indicates that attacker-controlled input is incorporated into database queries without adequate parameterization or escaping, enabling manipulation of the query's logical structure. The CPE string cpe:2.3:a:tanium:comply:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* applies a version wildcard, indicating all known versions are potentially affected. The CVSS scope change (S:C) signals that successful exploitation can reach resources outside the Comply application boundary - most likely the underlying database server - enabling impacts to systems that Comply itself does not directly control.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
vuln.today AI 8.3 HIGH

Network-accessible SQLi with database scope change; AC:H and UI:R reflect vendor-consistent non-trivial exploitation requiring victim interaction; full C/I/A defensible given database-level compromise.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (Tanium).

CVSS VectorVendor: Tanium

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

Lifecycle Timeline

2
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 03:02 EUVD
CVE Published
Sep 09, 2026 - 02:08 cve.org
HIGH 8.3

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed a SQL injection vulnerability in Comply.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Tanium Comply, a widely-deployed security and compliance platform, is vulnerable to unauthenticated SQL injection that could allow attackers to compromise the backend database and extend impact to other enterprise systems, affecting confidentiality, integrity, and availability of compliance and security data. While no active exploitation has been identified, this vulnerability creates material risk to compliance posture, audit integrity, and data security across organizations using Comply for regulatory management.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

No vendor-released patch identified at time of analysis. Implement network-level access controls to restrict Comply connectivity to authorized networks only, deploy SQL injection detection and prevention via Web Application Firewall, enable comprehensive database query logging and real-time alerting for anomalous activity, enforce database account hardening with minimal necessary privileges, conduct regular security audits of application input handling, and encrypt sensitive compliance data at rest to limit exposure if compromise occurs.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 91% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint management platform, large-org deployments only
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
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
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

SQL injection exploits the way applications construct database queries by mixing user input directly into SQL statements.

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