CVE-2026-15053: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Tanium Tanium Server
Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-15053 is a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server caused by memory allocation requests with excessively large size values. This can lead to resource exhaustion and service unavailability. The vulnerability affects versions 7.7.3.8298, 7.8.2.1198, and 7.8.4.1327 of Tanium Server. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating a high severity impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition, resulting in disruption of Tanium Server availability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, monitor for updates from Tanium and consider limiting exposure of affected versions to untrusted networks.
CVE-2026-15053: Memory Allocation with Excessive Size Value in Tanium Tanium Server
Description
Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.
CVSS v3.1
Score 7.5high
Affected software
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Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-15053 is a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server caused by memory allocation requests with excessively large size values. This can lead to resource exhaustion and service unavailability. The vulnerability affects versions 7.7.3.8298, 7.8.2.1198, and 7.8.4.1327 of Tanium Server. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 7.5, indicating a high severity impact with network attack vector, low attack complexity, no privileges or user interaction required, and impact limited to availability. There is no vendor advisory or patch information currently available to confirm remediation status.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can cause a denial of service condition, resulting in disruption of Tanium Server availability. There is no indication of confidentiality or integrity impact. No known exploits in the wild have been reported.
Mitigation Recommendations
Patch status is not yet confirmed — check the vendor advisory for current remediation guidance. Until an official fix is released, monitor for updates from Tanium and consider limiting exposure of affected versions to untrusted networks.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Tanium
- Date Reserved
- 2026-07-08T13:33:20.588Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a4e5b30c9d9e3dbe33e525f
Added to database: 07/08/2026, 14:14:08 UTC
Last enriched: 07/08/2026, 14:29:15 UTC
Last updated: 07/08/2026, 15:25:56 UTC
Views: 3
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