Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessObtain low-privileged Enforce account
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ExploitSend request to unauthorized function
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ExecutionBroken authorization check permits action
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ImpactModify protected data or configuration
Vulnerability Assessment
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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. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – 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
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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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
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:N
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.
Primary rating from Vendor (Tanium).
CVSS VectorVendor: Tanium
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Enforce.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
SQL injection in the Tanium Asset module lets an authenticated, high-privilege user read and modify data in the underlyi
Unauthorized OS command execution in Tanium Connect allows an attacker holding low-privilege authenticated access to run
OS command injection in Tanium Connect lets an authenticated, low-privileged user execute arbitrary commands on the unde
Tanium addressed an improper input validation vulnerability in Deploy. [CVSS 8.8 HIGH]
Command injection in Tanium Certificate Manager allows an authenticated attacker with low-level access to execute unauth
Command injection in Tanium Threat Response allows an authenticated low-privilege attacker to execute unauthorized code
SQL injection in Tanium Threat Response (CVSS 3.1 base score 8.8, AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H) allows a low-priv
Path traversal in Tanium Comply allows authenticated low-privileged network users to read files outside the module's int
Path traversal in Tanium Comply exposes all authenticated low-privilege users to a scope-changing arbitrary file write a
SQL injection in Tanium Comply (CWE-89) allows a network-accessible, unauthenticated attacker - contingent on user inter
Improper access controls (CWE-862, Missing Authorization) in Tanium Comply allow an authenticated low-privileged user to
Improper access controls in Tanium Comply allow an authenticated low-privilege user to perform unauthorized operations w
EUVD-2026-116558
GHSA-w76g-9h88-q3vp
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