CVE-2026-87026: Missing Authorization in Tanium Threat Response
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Threat Response.
AI Analysis
Technical Summary
This vulnerability in Tanium Threat Response is caused by missing authorization checks, leading to improper access control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.8 (low), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact. The affected versions are 4.9 up to but not including 4.9.454, 4.12 up to but not including 4.12.324, and 4.17 up to but not including 4.17.292. Tanium has addressed this issue in the specified fixed versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain improper access due to missing authorization controls, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Tanium Threat Response to version 4.9.454 or later, 4.12.324 or later, or 4.17.292 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
CVE-2026-87026: Missing Authorization in Tanium Threat Response
Description
Tanium addressed an improper access controls vulnerability in Threat Response.
CVSS v3.1
Score 3.8low
Affected software
Tanium
Threat Response
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AI-Powered Analysis
Machine-generated threat intelligence
Technical Analysis
This vulnerability in Tanium Threat Response is caused by missing authorization checks, leading to improper access control. The CVSS 3.1 base score is 3.8 (low), reflecting network attack vector, low attack complexity, high privileges required, no user interaction, unchanged scope, and limited confidentiality and integrity impact. The affected versions are 4.9 up to but not including 4.9.454, 4.12 up to but not including 4.12.324, and 4.17 up to but not including 4.17.292. Tanium has addressed this issue in the specified fixed versions.
Potential Impact
An attacker with high privileges could exploit this vulnerability to gain improper access due to missing authorization controls, potentially leading to limited confidentiality and integrity impact. There is no impact on availability. No known exploits are reported in the wild.
Mitigation Recommendations
Upgrade Tanium Threat Response to version 4.9.454 or later, 4.12.324 or later, or 4.17.292 or later to remediate this vulnerability. No additional mitigation steps are indicated.
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- Tanium
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-08T18:00:46.024Z
- Cvss Version
- 3.1
- State
- PUBLISHED
Threat ID: 6aaaf2ab55bf5e2cf5146033
Added to database: 09/16/2026, 19:48:59 UTC
Last enriched: 09/16/2026, 20:02:22 UTC
Last updated: 09/17/2026, 03:06:49 UTC
Views: 10
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