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Tanium Discover EUVDEUVD-2026-116541

| CVE-2026-116669 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-11-03 Tanium GHSA-c26r-j37v-rrcr
6.5
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 to Tanium Discover with low-privilege account
  2. Exploit
    Manipulate user-controlled resource identifier
  3. Impact
    Read unauthorized sensitive asset data

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 an authenticated, low-privileged account on Tanium Discover (PR:L); it is not exploitable by fully unauthenticated attackers. The flaw is an improper access-control / CWE-639 authorization bypass, meaning the attacker abuses a user-controlled identifier or key to reach data belonging to other users or scopes; the precise feature or endpoint and the exact trigger are not described in the available sources. Limiting factors that reduce real-world risk: valid Discover credentials are needed, impact is confined to confidentiality (no data modification or service disruption), and no user interaction or special non-default configuration is indicated by the data provided.

Impact

This is a moderate-severity authorization flaw, not a drop-everything emergency. The CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base 6.5) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity issue that nonetheless requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L) and yields confidentiality-only impact (C:H, I:N, A:N) - consistent with CWE-639 (authorization bypass through a user-controlled key / IDOR), where an authenticated user reads data they should not. The vuln.today Decision label is 'this_month' rather than act_now or emergency, aligning with the medium technical severity. No EPSS score was supplied, the CVE is not in CISA KEV, and no proof-of-concept or exploit reference was provided (the single reference is the Tanium vendor advisory), so there is no public signal of active or imminent exploitation. The principal risk driver is that an attacker needs valid Discover credentials, which pushes the realistic threat toward malicious insiders or adversaries who have already harvested low-privilege credentials rather than opportunistic unauthenticated internet scanning. One note of caution: the input Tags label this 'Authentication Bypass,' but PR:L and CWE-639 indicate authentication is required and the weakness is an authorization (access-control) bypass - verify the distinction, as it materially changes who can exploit it.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

A low-privileged but authenticated Tanium Discover user manipulates a user-controlled resource identifier (CWE-639) to retrieve asset or inventory data belonging to other users, roles, or tenants they are not authorized to view. Because the vector is network-based with low attack complexity (AV:N/AC:L) and no user interaction, the request can be issued directly against the service once logged in. No public exploit code was identified, and the exact mechanism to trigger the bypass is not described in the available sources.

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 an improper access-control flaw (CWE-639) that lets an authenticated, low-privileged user reach data outside the scope their account should permit, with impact limited to confidentiality. The vulnerability is network-reachable and requires no user interaction, but an attacker must already hold valid Discover credentials (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N, base score 6.5); there is no integrity or availability impact and no privilege escalation component. It rates as a moderate-severity authorization issue rather than an emergency, and no public exploit code or confirmed active exploitation was identified at time of analysis. Tanium has addressed the issue and published advisory TAN-2026-087.

RemediationAI

Tanium states it has addressed the improper access controls in Discover, so the primary action is to apply the update identified in vendor advisory TAN-2026-087 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-087); the supplied data does not include an explicit fixed build number, so confirm the corrected release for your deployed Discover version directly against that advisory before upgrading. Because exploitation requires a valid low-privileged Discover account and the flaw is an authorization bypass through a user-controlled key, reducing exposure in the interim centers on tightening who holds Discover credentials and what data those accounts can reach: audit Discover user accounts, remove or disable unused ones, and apply least-privilege role assignments so that no account carries broader data visibility than its job requires. The trade-off is operational - narrower roles can remove visibility that analysts rely on for asset inventory work, so role changes should be coordinated with the teams using Discover. Monitor the vendor advisory for any additional guidance, and note that no public exploit code or confirmed in-the-wild exploitation was identified at time of analysis, which supports scheduling the update on a monthly cadence rather than an emergency basis.

Affected VersionsENISA

Discover 4.19.0 <4.19.137

Affected Packages

euvd discover fix: 4.19.137

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

The root cause class is CWE-639, Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key, commonly called IDOR: an object identifier or key supplied by the requester is used to look up a record without verifying that the requesting principal is authorized to access that record's owner or scope. In a Tanium Discover deployment this class of defect typically exposes inventory and asset-discovery data belonging to other users or scopes to a lower-privileged account. The affected package is identified in CPE data as cpe:2.3:a:tanium:discover, with a wildcard version, meaning the CPE does not pin a specific release range and the exact affected and fixed build numbers must be taken from the vendor advisory rather than from the CPE. The CVSS vector describes severity, not mechanism: it confirms a network attack path (AV:N), low attack complexity (AC:L), and a low-privileged authenticated actor (PR:L) with no user interaction (UI:N), unchanged scope, and a high confidentiality-only impact. The specific endpoint, parameter, or feature that carries the user-controlled key is not described in the available sources, so the exact trigger cannot be confirmed from the supplied data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 6.5 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 6.5 MEDIUM

Authenticated low-privilege user (PR:L) exploits an IDOR over the network (AV:N/AC:L) to read unauthorized data, so confidentiality-only C:H with I:N/A:N and unchanged scope.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/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
High
Integrity
None
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
specific enterprise vendor platform module, Tanium customers 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

32
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +32
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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