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 critical, was found in Tanium Threat Response up to 4.9.479/4.12.352/4.17.332. Affected is an unknown function. Such manipulation leads to improper authorization. This vulnerability is referenced as CVE-2026-116650. It is possible to launch the attack remotely. No exploit is available. You should upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in Tanium Threat Response up to 4.9.479/4.12.352/4.17.332 and classified as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a improper authorization vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

Tanium addressed an unauthorized code execution vulnerability in Threat Response.

The advisory is shared for download at security.tanium.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-116650 since 10/26/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. There are neither technical details nor an exploit publicly available. The MITRE ATT&CK project declares the attack technique as T1548.002.

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

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CPE 2.3info

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CVSSv3info

VulDB Meta Base Score: 6.9
VulDB Meta Temp Score: 6.7

VulDB Base Score: 6.3
VulDB Temp Score: 6.0
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CNA Base Score: 7.5
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Exploitinginfo

Class: Improper authorization
CWE: CWE-285 / CWE-266
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Physical: No
Local: No
Remote: Yes

Availability: 🔒
Status: Not defined
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Threat Intelligenceinfo

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Countermeasuresinfo

Recommended: Upgrade
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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-2026-116650 (🔒)

GCVE (CVE): GCVE-0-2026-116650
GCVE (VulDB): GCVE-100-430880

Entryinfo

Created: 11/03/2026 23:45
Changes: 11/03/2026 23:45 (62)
Complete: 🔍
Cache ID: 216::103

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