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Tanium Comply EUVDEUVD-2026-74550

| CVE-2026-87025 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-09 Tanium GHSA-v2ww-4j3v-p896
5.4
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 Comply with low-privileged account
  2. Delivery
    Enumerate or guess object IDs for compliance records
  3. Exploit
    Craft API request with manipulated record identifier
  4. Execution
    Server skips per-object authorization check
  5. Persist
    Modify or delete unauthorized compliance records
  6. Impact
    Falsify or corrupt audit-relevant compliance 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 a valid authenticated session in Tanium Comply with at least low-level privileges (PR:L per CVSS). The attacker must have network access to the Tanium Comply web or API interface. No special non-default configuration is required beyond having an account in the affected Comply version. Limiting factors: unauthenticated external attackers cannot exploit this; exploitation is constrained to the network segments that can reach the Tanium server; impact is bounded to integrity and availability of compliance records (C:N per CVSS - no credential or sensitive data disclosure confirmed). Three specific version branches are affected: 2.32.x before 2.32.252, 2.35.x before 2.35.306, and 2.37.x before 2.37.308.

Impact

Real-world risk is moderate. The CVSS 5.4 score with PR:L correctly reflects that exploitation requires a valid authenticated session within the Tanium Comply application - unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit this remotely. Attack complexity is low (AC:L), meaning no special race conditions or environmental dependencies are required beyond having an account. The integrity and availability impacts are both Low (I:L/A:L), scoping the harm to partial manipulation or disruption of compliance records rather than full system compromise. EPSS data is not provided in the source intelligence; given the low public profile, opportunistic mass exploitation is unlikely. No KEV listing and no POC are present, further indicating this has not been weaponized. The primary realistic threat is an insider or compromised low-privileged Comply account being used to corrupt, delete, or falsify compliance scan results - which is consequential in regulated environments where Comply data feeds audit and policy decisions. The mismatch between C:N in the CVSS and the IDOR root cause (CWE-639 typically also enables unauthorized reads) should be verified against the vendor advisory; it is possible only write/delete paths are affected.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated Tanium Comply user with a standard or read-only role modifies the object identifier in an API request - for example, changing a scan-result or policy record ID to one belonging to another team or a higher-privileged scope. The server processes the request without verifying ownership, allowing the attacker to alter or delete compliance records they do not own. In a regulated environment, this could be used to suppress failed compliance findings before an audit, undermining the integrity of the compliance program. No public exploit code is required; the technique follows standard IDOR methodology.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.2% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Sep 09, 2026

Tanium Comply contains an improper access control vulnerability (CWE-639, Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) that allows authenticated low-privileged users to perform unauthorized integrity-affecting or availability-impacting actions against compliance data by manipulating user-controlled object references. Affected branches span three minor release lines (2.32, 2.35, 2.37) with fixed versions available. No public exploit code and no CISA KEV listing are present at time of analysis, consistent with the medium CVSS score of 5.4. The vendor (Tanium) self-reported and released patches across all affected branches.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Tanium Comply to the vendor-patched versions: 2.32.252 or later (2.32 branch), 2.35.306 or later (2.35 branch), or 2.37.308 or later (2.37 branch). Details are published in vendor security advisory TAN-2026-045 at https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-045. If immediate upgrade is not feasible, restrict access to Tanium Comply to only users who strictly require compliance management functions and enforce the principle of least privilege within Comply role assignments - reducing the pool of authenticated users limits exploitation opportunity. Monitor Comply audit logs for anomalous cross-user or cross-scope access to compliance records, particularly bulk modifications or deletions by low-privileged accounts. No known public workaround eliminates the underlying authorization flaw without patching.

Affected VersionsENISA

Comply 2.35 <2.35.306
Comply 2.37 <2.37.308
Comply 2.32 <2.32.252

Affected Packages

euvd comply fix: 2.32.252, 2.35.306, 2.37.308

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

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Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

Tanium Comply is the compliance and benchmark-assessment module of the Tanium unified endpoint management platform. CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) is a specific class of Insecure Direct Object Reference (IDOR): the application uses a user-supplied key or identifier to look up a protected resource without verifying that the requesting user is authorized to access or manipulate that specific object. In web-based management platforms like Comply, this typically manifests as API endpoints that accept a record ID (e.g., a scan result, policy object, or configuration entry) directly from the authenticated client without enforcing per-object ownership checks. The result is that a legitimate but low-privileged user can reference objects owned by other users or higher-privileged roles. The CVSS vector AV:N/PR:L confirms this is exploitable over the network by any authenticated Comply user. The C:N/I:L/A:L impact profile suggests the flaw enables unauthorized modification or deletion of compliance records, rather than disclosure of data belonging to other users.

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Severity by source

Vendor (Tanium) PRIMARY 5.4 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
vuln.today AI 6.3 MEDIUM

CWE-639 IDOR typically enables unauthorized read access; C:L added as vendor C:N appears inconsistent with IDOR root cause.

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

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Sep 09, 2026 - 03:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Comply.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.2%
Top 93% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
Enterprise-only endpoint management platform, significant cost barrier
Data Quality
5 sources
Confidence: Medium

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 0.2%
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
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

27
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +27
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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