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Tanium Enforce EUVDEUVD-2026-116558

| CVE-2026-116661 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-11-03 Tanium GHSA-w76g-9h88-q3vp
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
    Obtain low-privileged Enforce account
  2. Exploit
    Send request to unauthorized function
  3. Execution
    Broken authorization check permits action
  4. Impact
    Modify protected data or configuration

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an existing authenticated session with a low-privileged account on Tanium Enforce (PR:L), reachable over the network (AV:N) with low attack complexity and no user interaction. The concrete feature, endpoint, or configuration abused is not described in the available sources. The principal limiting factor is the authentication prerequisite: an attacker must already possess valid Enforce credentials or a foothold, so this is not remote-unauthenticated exploitation; impact is confined to integrity (no confidentiality or availability loss per the vector). No specific fixed version or mitigation detail was provided in the input beyond the existence of the Tanium advisory.

Impact

This is a moderate-priority issue rather than an emergency. The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N) describes a network-reachable, low-complexity flaw that requires an authenticated low-privileged account (PR:L), with impact limited to integrity (C:N/I:H/A:N) - consistent with CWE-863 improper authorization, where an already-authenticated user performs actions beyond their intended privilege level. The vuln.today Decision label is 'this_month' (not act_now or emergency), which aligns with a serious-but-not-urgent posture. No EPSS score was supplied, the CVE is not listed in CISA KEV, and no proof-of-concept or exploit reference is present - only the Tanium vendor advisory. There is a signal conflict to flag: the input Tag 'Authentication Bypass' contradicts both the description ('improper access controls') and the assigned CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) as well as the PR:L metric, which requires valid authentication; this is an authorization/privilege flaw for authenticated users, not an authentication bypass - verify the intended class with Tanium. Overall, this is a real but bounded risk best handled on a planned patch cycle, prioritized above low-CVSS noise but below actively-exploited criticals.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An attacker who already holds a valid low-privileged Tanium Enforce account sends crafted requests to functionality they should not be authorized to use, leveraging the broken access control to alter data or configuration they should not be able to change (integrity impact). No user interaction or elevated privileges are needed, but a pre-existing authenticated foothold is required. No public exploit or PoC has been identified at time of analysis.

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

Improper access controls in Tanium Enforce allow a remote attacker with an existing low-privileged authenticated session to modify protected data without user interaction, producing high integrity impact while confidentiality and availability remain unaffected. The issue is tracked as CVE-2026-116661 (CWE-863), affects Tanium Enforce per the supplied CPE, and the specific feature or endpoint abused is not described in the available sources. No public exploit identified at time of analysis and no CISA KEV entry is present; Tanium's advisory is TAN-2026-096.

RemediationAI

Patch available per vendor advisory: Tanium advisory TAN-2026-096 (https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-096) addresses the issue, but the provided data does not specify an exact fixed version; confirm the patched Enforce release and applicable upgrade path with Tanium and apply it. The available sources do not describe a specific workaround or feature-level compensating control beyond the advisory, and because the concrete vulnerable endpoint is not identified, no validated mitigation can be stated here.

Affected VersionsENISA

Enforce 2.10.0 <2.10.778
Enforce 3.0.0 <3.0.373

Affected Packages

euvd enforce fix: 2.10.778, 3.0.373

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tanium Enforce is identified as the affected product by the CPE cpe:2.3:a:tanium:enforce:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*; the supplied CPE uses a wildcard version and does not identify a specific affected version range. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) is an access-control weakness in which authorization decisions are not correctly enforced, allowing an authenticated low-privileged user to reach actions or data that should require higher privileges. The provided CVSS vector (CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N) confirms network reachability, low attack complexity, a low-privilege authenticated prerequisite, no user interaction, and integrity-only impact, but the concrete endpoint, feature, or configuration abused and the exact trigger are not described in the available sources.

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Severity by source

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

Network-reachable (AV:N) improper authorization usable by any authenticated low-privileged user (PR:L), no UI, integrity-only impact (I:H; C:N/A:N) with no scope change.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

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

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Enforce.

Threat Intelligence Overview

Prevalence
Medium
enterprise endpoint-management module, 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

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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