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Tanium Comply EUVDEUVD-2026-74554

| CVE-2026-87033 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-09-09 Tanium GHSA-fmrc-xmvq-7v6q
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 with low-privilege Comply account
  2. Delivery
    Identify user-controlled resource key in API request
  3. Exploit
    Substitute key referencing out-of-scope object
  4. Execution
    Bypass authorization check
  5. Impact
    Modify or disrupt unauthorized compliance record

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 an authenticated Tanium Comply session with at minimum a low-privilege user account on the platform - PR:L in the CVSS vector confirms authentication is a prerequisite. The vulnerability is exploitable over the network with low attack complexity and no user interaction required. The access control bypass is conditional on the presence of user-controlled object keys in requests, consistent with CWE-639 IDOR mechanics. Limiting factors include: (1) valid Tanium platform credentials are required - unauthenticated external exploitation is not possible per the CVSS PR:L assignment; (2) impact is scoped to integrity and availability at a low level, with no confidentiality impact per vendor assessment; (3) exploitation is limited to affected release branches (2.32, 2.35, 2.37) below the specified fix thresholds.

Impact

The CVSS 3.1 base score of 5.4 (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L) reflects a medium-severity, network-exploitable vulnerability requiring only authenticated low-privilege access and no user interaction. The C:N component is notable: for IDOR vulnerabilities, confidentiality impact is commonly present, but the vendor-assigned vector omits it, suggesting exploitation may be limited to modifying or disrupting compliance data rather than reading unauthorized records - though this cannot be independently verified given the terse description. No EPSS score was provided, KEV status is not set, and no public exploit code has been identified, all of which suggest this is not under active mass exploitation. Real-world risk is primarily scoped to insider threat or compromised low-privilege accounts within a Tanium-managed enterprise. Organizations relying on Comply for audit-driven compliance posture reporting face the most meaningful operational risk, as integrity manipulation of compliance scan results could mask non-compliant endpoints.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated Tanium Comply user with a standard low-privilege role manipulates a resource identifier parameter - such as a compliance scan record ID or policy object key - in an API request to reference a record owned by a different user or scope. The server fails to verify that the requesting account is authorized for that specific object, allowing the attacker to overwrite or disrupt compliance scan results outside their own scope. No public exploit code is known; exploitation requires valid platform credentials.

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

Improper access controls in Tanium Comply allow authenticated low-privileged users to perform unauthorized actions affecting integrity and availability via CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key). Affected versions span three active release branches: 2.32, 2.35, and 2.37, each with specific fixed builds. Tanium has released patched versions and no active exploitation or public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Tanium Comply to the patched builds: 2.35.306 or later on the 2.35 branch, 2.32.252 or later on the 2.32 branch, or 2.37.308 or later on the 2.37 branch, per the vendor advisory at https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-039. If immediate patching is not possible, organizations should restrict Comply access to the minimum required set of authenticated users and audit role assignments to ensure least-privilege is enforced within the Tanium platform. Monitoring Comply audit logs for unusual access patterns - particularly cross-user or cross-scope resource references - may help detect exploitation attempts in the interim. No workarounds eliminating the vulnerability without patching are described in the available data.

Affected VersionsENISA

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

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 management module within the Tanium endpoint management platform, providing policy compliance scanning and reporting across enterprise endpoints. CWE-639 - Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key - describes an insecure direct object reference (IDOR) class flaw in which an application uses a user-controlled value (such as a resource ID or record key) to look up objects without verifying the requesting user's authorization to access that specific object. In practice, an authenticated user with low privileges can substitute object identifiers belonging to other users or resources outside their authorized scope, bypassing the intended access control boundary. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:tanium:comply:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*, spanning multiple release trains per the EUVD advisory.

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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 5.4 MEDIUM

Network-accessible IDOR requiring low-privilege auth; no confidentiality impact per vendor scope; integrity and availability limited to low.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:L
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/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
Medium
enterprise endpoint management platform, significant but not ubiquitous
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

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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