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Tanium Threat Response EUVDEUVD-2026-116544

| CVE-2026-116653 MEDIUM
Improper Input Validation (CWE-20)
2026-11-03 Tanium
4.3
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 Tanium credentials
  2. Exploit
    Send crafted request to Threat Response
  3. Execution
    Bypass improper input validation
  4. Impact
    Cause limited integrity impact

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A05:2025 - Injection
ASVS 5.0
V2 - Validation and Business Logic Input validation, allowlisting
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an attacker to already possess low-privilege authenticated access to the Tanium Threat Response application (CVSS PR:L), after which malformed input can be delivered remotely over the network (AV:N) with low complexity and no user interaction. The description does not name the specific feature, endpoint, configuration mode, or parameter that is improperly validated, so the exact trigger is not described in the available sources. The principal limiting factor is the authentication requirement - this is not a remote unauthenticated flaw - combined with a capped integrity-only impact (C:N/A:N) and no privilege escalation or scope change (S:U).

Impact

This is a moderate-severity (CVSS 4.3), lower-priority issue rather than an urgent threat. The vendor-supplied CVSS vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N) describes a network-reachable but authenticated (PR:L) flaw with low attack complexity, no required user interaction, no scope change, and only a limited integrity impact (I:L) - no confidentiality or availability impact. The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', consistent with a non-emergency triage window. No EPSS score, CISA KEV listing, or PoC/exploit reference is present in the supplied data, so there is no signal of active or probable exploitation - exploitation must be treated as no public exploit identified at time of analysis. One notable conflict: the 'Information Disclosure' tag implies a confidentiality impact, yet the CVSS vector sets C:N and attributes impact only to integrity (I:L); these disagree, and the sparse description ('improper input validation in Threat Response') does not resolve which is correct - verify the actual impact with Tanium advisory TAN-2026-090. Overall this reads as a genuine but low-urgency integrity defect requiring existing authenticated access, not a high-CVSS-but-overstated issue nor a widespread-exploitation risk.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds low-privilege authenticated access to a Tanium Threat Response instance sends crafted, improperly validated input over the network to the affected component, producing a limited integrity impact such as unauthorized modification of data the attacker should not be able to alter. No public exploit code or PoC reference is provided, and no user interaction is required, but the attacker must first possess valid low-level credentials.

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

Improper input validation in Tanium Threat Response (CVSS 4.3) gives an authenticated low-privilege user a limited ability to affect data integrity over the network, with no confidentiality or availability impact and no scope change. The flaw requires an existing Threat Response session (PR:L) and low attack complexity, and the specific endpoint or parameter that is improperly validated is not named in the available sources. No public exploit was identified at the time of analysis, and the issue is a moderate-severity, lower-priority item rather than an urgent threat.

RemediationAI

Consult Tanium advisory TAN-2026-090 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-090) to determine the fixed release for each deployed branch and apply it; the provided intelligence does not list an exact fixed version or release date, and the supplied data does not describe vendor workarounds. Because exploitation requires an existing low-privilege authenticated Threat Response session, exposure is reduced by limiting Threat Response access to accounts and integrations that genuinely require it and by reviewing low-privilege accounts for unnecessary access; this does not replace the vendor fix.

Affected VersionsENISA

Threat Response 4.9 <4.9.480
Threat Response 4.17 <4.17.333
Threat Response 4.12 <4.12.353

Affected Packages

euvd threat_response fix: 4.9.480, 4.12.353, 4.17.333

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tanium Threat Response is Tanium's endpoint detection and response and threat-hunting module. The vulnerability is classified as CWE-20 improper input validation, with the CVSS 3.1 vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N indicating a network-reachable flaw that requires an authenticated low-privilege account, needs no user interaction, and is scoped to the vulnerable component with only low integrity impact. The supplied CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:threat_response:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* uses a wildcard version, so the vendor advisory, not the CPE, defines the affected releases. The available sources do not describe which Threat Response feature, endpoint, parameter, or configuration mode fails to validate input, so the exact trigger is not described in the available sources; the assessment does not support claims of confidentiality loss, denial of service, privilege escalation, or unauthenticated exploitation.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-reachable but requires existing low-privilege authentication (PR:L); input validation flaw yields only limited integrity impact, with no confidentiality or availability effect and no scope change.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/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
None
Integrity
Low
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper input validation vulnerability in Threat Response.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint-management platform, common in large orgs but not universal
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

22
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Information disclosure occurs when an application unintentionally exposes sensitive data that aids attackers in reconnaissance or directly compromises security.

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