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Tanium Discover EUVDEUVD-2026-116550

| CVE-2026-116648 MEDIUM
Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File (CWE-1236)
2026-11-03 Tanium GHSA-w6q4-mj66-hrg4
4.1
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 as low-privilege Discover user
  2. Delivery
    Inject unsanitized formula/markup into stored field
  3. Exploit
    Victim exports and opens generated output
  4. Execution
    Injected element interpreted in downstream app
  5. Impact
    Limited availability impact on victim context

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
ASVS 5.0
V1 - Encoding and Sanitization CSV injection prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated Discover account with low privileges (PR:L) sufficient to place attacker-controlled content into a field that Discover renders into exported/generated output, AND a second user who exports and opens that output in a downstream application that interprets formula elements (UI:R). Limiting factors: it is not remote-unauthenticated - the attacker needs valid credentials, the payload only acts when a victim opens the generated output, and the confirmed impact is restricted to low availability (C:N/I:N/A:L), so it is not a direct data-disclosure or code-execution primitive against Discover itself. The description does not name the specific Discover feature or output format affected, so the exact vulnerable export path should be confirmed with Tanium.

Impact

This is a genuinely low-priority issue by most signals, not a high-CVSS scare. The vendor CVSS base score is only 4.1 (medium-low). The vector CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L indicates an authenticated attacker (PR:L) who needs victim interaction (UI:R), with the only measured impact being low availability (A:L) and no confidentiality or integrity impact (C:N/I:N). The scope-changed flag (S:C) is consistent with CWE-1236 (improper neutralization of formula elements in output, i.e. CSV/formula injection), where injected content executes in a downstream consumer such as a spreadsheet application rather than in Discover itself. No EPSS probability was supplied, there is no CISA KEV listing, and no proof-of-concept or exploit reference is present (the sole reference is the Tanium advisory). The vuln.today decision label is 'this_month', i.e. routine scheduled patching, not act_now or emergency. Note a signal conflict worth flagging: the input Tags include 'Information Disclosure', yet the CVSS vector sets C:N (no confidentiality impact) and the CWE points to formula/output injection rather than data disclosure - verify the actual impact with Tanium rather than treating this as a confidentiality issue.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated low-privilege Tanium user injects unsanitized content (e.g. a formula element) into a field that Discover later includes in generated output; when another user exports and opens that output in an external application, the injected element is interpreted rather than displayed as text. No public exploit or PoC was identified, and exploitation requires that second user to open the crafted output (UI:R), limiting real-world reach.

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

Improper output sanitization in Tanium Discover lets an authenticated, low-privileged user plant attacker-controlled content in a field that Discover later renders into exported output, with the effect only materializing when a second user opens that output in a downstream application that interprets formula elements (PR:L, UI:R, S:C). The assessed vector rates only a low availability impact with no confidentiality or integrity effect, so the confirmed worst case is not a direct data-disclosure or code-execution primitive against Discover itself. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV entry are associated with this CVE at time of analysis, and the vuln.today priority label places it in the this_month remediation bucket rather than an emergency one.

RemediationAI

Tanium reports the flaw addressed and directs customers to advisory TAN-2026-084 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-084) as the remediation reference; the available data includes no explicit fixed version number, so the target build must be read from that advisory rather than assumed. No workaround or compensating control is stated in the supplied sources, and the independent assessment notes that the exact vulnerable export path should be confirmed with Tanium, since the issue only completes when a second user exports and opens the generated output in an application that interprets formula elements. Apply the vendor-referenced update and confirm with Tanium which Discover reports or export formats are in scope; no public exploit code or KEV-driven pressure was identified at time of analysis, and the vuln.today priority label is this_month.

Affected VersionsENISA

Discover 4.10.0 <4.10.204
Discover 4.19.0 <4.19.137
Discover 4.15.0 <4.15.218

Affected Packages

euvd discover fix: 4.10.204, 4.15.218, 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-1236, Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File - widely known as CSV or formula injection. Applications that write user-supplied strings into CSV or spreadsheet output without neutralizing leading '=', '+', '-', '@' or tab/carriage-return characters allow the consuming spreadsheet application to interpret those strings as formulas. Here the susceptible component is Tanium Discover's output-rendering and export path, and the CVSS scope-change flag (S:C) reflects that the payload's effect lands in the downstream application that opens the export rather than in Discover itself, consistent with the assessed C:N/I:N/A:L vector. Neither the CVE description nor the single supplied reference identifies the specific Discover feature, report, or export format involved, and the CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:discover:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* carries wildcard version fields, so no bounded affected version range is confirmed from the available data. The trigger conditions beyond 'content rendered into exported output and opened downstream' are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 4.1 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
vuln.today AI 4.1 MEDIUM

Authenticated injector (PR:L) over the network needs a victim to open generated output (UI:R); CWE-1236 output injection affects a downstream component (S:C) with only the vendor-stated low availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:A/VC:N/VI:N/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
Required
Scope
Changed
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
Low

Lifecycle Timeline

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper output sanitization vulnerability in Discover.

Threat Intelligence Overview

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

20
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +20
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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