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Tanium Comply CVE-2026-87047

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74548 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-09 Tanium GHSA-3pc6-5vx3-vf24
6.3
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
    Obtain low-privilege Comply account
  2. Delivery
    Identify or enumerate target object key
  3. Exploit
    Substitute key in API/URL parameter
  4. Execution
    Bypass authorization check
  5. Impact
    Read or modify target compliance record

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires a valid, authenticated Tanium Comply session with at least low-level privileges (PR:L per CVSS). The attacker must be able to discover or guess a user-controlled key - such as a record or object identifier - belonging to another user or group within the same Comply deployment. No special non-default configuration is required beyond having an active Comply account. Exploitation is limited by the need for prior authentication and by the moderate per-object impact (C:L/I:L/A:L); unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this flaw directly.

Impact

The vendor-assigned CVSS 3.1 score of 6.3 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L) accurately captures the threat model: network-reachable, low-complexity, but requiring a valid authenticated session (PR:L), with limited per-request impact across all three CIA dimensions. IDOR vulnerabilities in multi-tenant compliance platforms carry elevated business risk compared to raw CVSS score because compliance data (audit findings, remediation status, policy baselines) is often sensitive and cross-tenant visibility could undermine regulatory posture. No EPSS data is provided, KEV status is negative, and no public proof-of-concept has been identified - this is not a priority for emergency patching but should be remediated on the next scheduled maintenance cycle. The three simultaneously affected release branches (2.32, 2.35, 2.37) suggest a systemic access-control pattern rather than a one-off oversight.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated Comply user with a standard low-privilege account identifies a predictable compliance record identifier - such as an assessment ID or remediation ticket key - belonging to a peer or a different organizational group, then substitutes that key in an API request or URL parameter to read or alter that record without authorization. No proof-of-concept has been identified, but IDOR exploitation requires minimal technical skill once an attacker holds any valid session.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026

Improper access controls in Tanium Comply allow authenticated low-privileged users to bypass object-level authorization and access or manipulate compliance data belonging to other users or tenants. Affecting three active release branches (2.32, 2.35, 2.37), the flaw is rooted in CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key), a class of vulnerability commonly known as Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR). Tanium self-disclosed and patched the issue via advisory TAN-2026-038; no public exploit or active exploitation has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Tanium Comply to a patched build per release branch: 2.32.252 or later for customers on the 2.32 branch, 2.35.306 or later for the 2.35 branch, and 2.37.308 or later for the 2.37 branch. Patch guidance is available in Tanium Security Advisory TAN-2026-038 at https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-038. Until patching is possible, restrict Comply access to the minimum set of authenticated users required for operational need, and audit Comply access logs for anomalous cross-user or cross-group object-reference patterns. Given the PR:L requirement, disabling or suspending unused low-privilege Comply accounts reduces the attack surface at the cost of operational access for those accounts.

Affected VersionsENISA

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

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 the compliance-assessment and reporting module of the Tanium unified endpoint management platform, widely deployed in large enterprise and regulated-industry environments. CWE-639 describes a condition where an application uses a user-controllable key - such as a record ID, object GUID, or URL parameter - to look up objects without verifying that the requesting user is authorized to access that specific object. An authenticated user can substitute a predictable or discoverable key value to reach another user's or tenant's compliance data. The CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:comply:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* covers all Comply versions, with EUVD narrowing the affected scope to the 2.32, 2.35, and 2.37 release streams below their respective patch builds.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 6.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable IDOR requiring an authenticated session (PR:L), low complexity; limited CIA impact consistent with object-level access-control bypass without scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/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
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 03:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Comply.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 95% 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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.2%
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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