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Tanium Threat Response CVE-2026-87113

| EUVDEUVD-2026-81085 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-16 Tanium GHSA-x4m7-w7jf-mj86
6.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: Tanium
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Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY
6.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L
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7.1 HIGH

Network-reachable but requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L); CWE-639 authorization flaw yields primarily integrity impact (I:H) with limited confidentiality (C:L) and no availability effect.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

5
Severity Changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 21:23 NVD
HIGH MEDIUM
CVSS changed
Sep 16, 2026 - 21:23 NVD
7.1 (HIGH) 6.3 (MEDIUM)
Patch available
Sep 16, 2026 - 21:18 EUVD
Analysis Generated
Sep 16, 2026 - 20:35 vuln.today
CVE Published
Sep 16, 2026 - 19:42 cve.org
HIGH 7.1

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Threat Response.

AnalysisAI

Improper access controls in Tanium Threat Response let an attacker who already holds a valid low-privileged account manipulate objects they should not be authorized to reach, producing a high integrity impact and limited confidentiality exposure. The flaw is network-reachable and low-complexity but is not pre-authentication: the CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N, base 7.1) confirms the attacker must first authenticate with low privileges, so the 'Authentication Bypass' tag in the source intelligence should be read as an authorization bypass rather than an unauthenticated entry point. …

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Vulnerability AssessmentAI

Exploitation Requires an existing authenticated but low-privileged account on Tanium Threat Response (PR:L) reachable over the network (AV:N); no user interaction is needed (UI:N). … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The vendor CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N, base 7.1) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that nonetheless requires existing low-level authentication (PR:L) - consistent with CWE-639 (authorization bypass through user-controlled key / IDOR-style improper access controls) rather than a true pre-auth 'Authentication Bypass' as the input tag claims. … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation No patch version is specified in the available input data, so the fixed release for Tanium Threat Response must be confirmed directly from Tanium's advisory TAN-2026-048 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-048) and the module upgraded to the version named there; patch status for this CVE should be treated as advisory-dependent rather than assumed. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

Recommended ActionAI

Within 24 hours, review Tanium advisory TAN-2026-048 and inventory all instances of Tanium Threat Response; restrict access to the platform to only essential personnel with least privilege and enforce multi-factor authentication, and audit logs for any suspicious object manipulation by low-privileged accounts. …

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