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CVE-2026-116659: Tanium addressed an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Enforce

Source GCVE Database

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Authoritative record:CVE-2026-116659· Medium 4.3

Not known to be exploited · CVSS 4.3 Medium · fixed in 3.0.373 : update Enforce when convenient.

Data as of 27 Oct 2026, 19:31 UTC

CVSS 3.1 base score
4.3Medium
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
Patch
Available – fixed in 3.0.373, 2.10.778, 2.9.736
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 27 Oct 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponised: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 26 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade Enforce to 3.0.373, 2.10.778 or 2.9.736.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
TaniumEnforceAffected
  • >=3.0 <3.0.373
Fixed in
  • 3.0.373
TaniumEnforceAffected
  • >=2.10 <2.10.778
Fixed in
  • 2.10.778
TaniumEnforceAffected
  • >=2.9 <2.9.736
Fixed in
  • 2.9.736

AI-suggested

If you cannot patch yet, monitor system resource usage and restrict access to trusted users with minimal privileges to reduce risk.

Description

Tanium Enforce contains an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability (CVE-2026-116659) that could allow an attacker with low privileges to cause a denial of service by exhausting resources. The vulnerability does not impact confidentiality or integrity but affects availability. The CVSS score is 4.3 (medium severity).

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