CVE-2026-86865: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Tanium Asset
Tanium addressed a SQL injection vulnerability in Asset.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
CVE-2026-86865 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Tanium Asset caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. This flaw allows an attacker with low privileges and no user interaction to execute arbitrary SQL commands remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability affects versions >=1.33 and <1.33.326, >=1.36 and <1.36.174, and >=1.39 and <1.39.153. Tanium has published fixes for these versions.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in complete compromise of the affected Tanium Asset system, including unauthorized data access, modification, and denial of service. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Tanium for the affected versions: update to versions >=1.33.326, >=1.36.174, or >=1.39.153 as appropriate. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires updating the on-premises software. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of fixed version boundaries in the affectedVersions field.
CVE-2026-86865: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') in Tanium Asset
Description
Tanium addressed a SQL injection vulnerability in Asset.
CVSS v3.1
Score 8.8high
Affected software
Tanium
Asset
AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
CVE-2026-86865 is a SQL injection vulnerability in Tanium Asset caused by improper neutralization of special elements in SQL commands. This flaw allows an attacker with low privileges and no user interaction to execute arbitrary SQL commands remotely, potentially leading to full compromise of confidentiality, integrity, and availability of the affected system. The vulnerability affects versions >=1.33 and <1.33.326, >=1.36 and <1.36.174, and >=1.39 and <1.39.153. Tanium has published fixes for these versions.
Potential Impact
Successful exploitation can result in complete compromise of the affected Tanium Asset system, including unauthorized data access, modification, and denial of service. The CVSS score of 8.8 reflects high impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability.
Mitigation Recommendations
Apply the official patches provided by Tanium for the affected versions: update to versions >=1.33.326, >=1.36.174, or >=1.39.153 as appropriate. Since this is not a cloud service, remediation requires updating the on-premises software. Patch status is confirmed by the presence of fixed version boundaries in the affectedVersions field.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Tanium
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T15:47:56.959Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaaf2ab55bf5e2cf5146031
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 19:48:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 20:01:48 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 00:16:44 UTC
Views: 6
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