Tanium Server prior 7.6.4.2185/7.7.3.8266/7.8.2.1168 insufficiently protected credentials

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability classified as problematic has been found in Tanium Server. This impacts an unknown function. The manipulation leads to insufficiently protected credentials. This vulnerability is listed as CVE-2026-6408. The attack may be initiated remotely. There is no available exploit. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tanium Server and classified as problematic. This issue affects some unknown processing. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a insufficiently protected credentials vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to CWE-522. The product transmits or stores authentication credentials, but it uses an insecure method that is susceptible to unauthorized interception and/or retrieval. Impacted is confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

Tanium addressed an information disclosure vulnerability in Tanium Server.

It is possible to read the advisory at security.tanium.com. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-6408 since 04/15/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be initiated remotely. Additional levels of successful authentication are necessary for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1552 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

The vulnerability scanner Nessus provides a plugin with the ID 309962 (Tanium Server 7.6.4.x < 7.6.4.2185 / 7.7.3.x < 7.7.3.8266 / 7.8.2.x < 7.8.2.1168 Information Disclosure (TAN-2026-012)), which helps to determine the existence of the flaw in a target environment.

Upgrading to version 7.6.4.2185, 7.7.3.8266 or 7.8.2.1168 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the databases at Tenable (309962) and EUVD (EUVD-2026-24595). Statistical analysis made it clear that VulDB provides the best quality for vulnerability data.

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VulDB Meta Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 2.7

VulDB Base Score: 2.7
VulDB Temp Score: 2.6
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CNA Base Score: 2.7
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Insufficiently protected credentials
CWE: CWE-522
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined

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Nessus ID: 309962
Nessus Name: Tanium Server 7.6.4.x < 7.6.4.2185 / 7.7.3.x < 7.7.3.8266 / 7.8.2.x < 7.8.2.1168 Information Disclosure (TAN-2026-012)

Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Server 7.6.4.2185/7.7.3.8266/7.8.2.1168

Timelineinfo

04/15/2026 CVE reserved
04/22/2026 +7 days Advisory disclosed
04/22/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
04/24/2026 +2 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: TAN-2026-012
Status: Confirmed

CVE: CVE-2026-6408 (🔒)
GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-6408
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-358763
EUVD: 🔒

Entryinfo

Created: 04/22/2026 07:34
Updated: 04/24/2026 04:43
Changes: 04/22/2026 07:34 (62), 04/22/2026 07:53 (1), 04/24/2026 04:43 (2)
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Cache ID: 216::103

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