VDB-430866 · CVE-2026-116651 · GCVE-0-2026-116651

Tanium Threat Response up to 4.9.479/4.12.352/4.17.332 improper authorization

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Summaryinfo

A vulnerability, which was classified as very critical, was found in Tanium Threat Response up to 4.9.479/4.12.352/4.17.332. The impacted element is an unknown function. The manipulation results in improper authorization. This vulnerability is identified as CVE-2026-116651. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability classified as very critical has been found in Tanium Threat Response up to 4.9.479/4.12.352/4.17.332. Affected is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. CWE is classifying the issue as CWE-285. The product does not perform or incorrectly performs an authorization check when an actor attempts to access a resource or perform an action. This is going to have an impact on confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Tanium addressed an unauthorized code execution vulnerability in Threat Response.

The advisory is available at security.tanium.com. This vulnerability is traded as CVE-2026-116651 since 10/26/2026. The exploitability is told to be easy. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. The structure of the vulnerability defines a possible price range of USD $0-$5k at the moment (estimation calculated on 11/03/2026). This vulnerability is assigned to T1548.002 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

Upgrading to version 4.9.480, 4.12.353 or 4.17.333 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

Tanium

Name

Threat Response

Version

CPE 2.3info

CPE 2.2info

CVSSv4info

VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 8.7
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 8.5

VulDB Base Score: 9.9
VulDB Temp Score: 9.5
VulDB Vector: 🔒
VulDB Reliability: 🔍

CNA Base Score: 7.5
CNA Vector (Tanium): 🔒

CVSSv2info

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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
CAPEC: 🔒
ATT&CK: 🔒

Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
Price Prediction: 🔍
Current Price Estimation: 🔒

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Threat Intelligenceinfo

Interest: 🔍
Active Actors: 🔍
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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
Status: 🔍

0-Day Time: 🔒

Upgrade: Threat Response 4.9.480/4.12.353/4.17.333

Timelineinfo

10/26/2026 CVE reserved
11/03/2026 +8 days Advisory disclosed
11/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry created
11/03/2026 +0 days VulDB entry last update

Sourcesinfo

Advisory: security.tanium.com
Status: Confirmed

CNA: Tanium
CVE: CVE-2026-116651 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116651
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-430866

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2026 23:31
Changes: 11/03/2026 23:31 (62)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103