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NULL pointer dereference in Tanium Enforce causes denial of service

Priority LOW 29CWE-476Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Denial of service
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
None · None · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-476.

Summary

Tanium Enforce versions from 2.9 before 2.9.736, from 2.10 before 2.10.778, and from 3.0 before 3.0.373 are affected. A NULL pointer dereference (CWE-476) causes a denial of service. A remote attacker with low privileges can make the service crash, though the flaw does not expose data or let attackers change it.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

Description from the CNA

Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Enforce.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00335 27th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed Enforce (Tanium): 2.9.736, 2.10.778, 3.0.373

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
TaniumEnforce2.9 to before 2.9.736; 2.10 to before 2.10.778; 3.0 to before 3.0.3732.9.736, 2.10.778, 3.0.373Patch availableCNA
  • Enforce VendorTanium Affected 2.9 to before 2.9.736; 2.10 to before 2.10.778; 3.0 to before 3.0.373 Fixed in 2.9.736, 2.10.778, 3.0.373 Patch available CNA

Remediation

Tanium fixed Enforce in versions 2.9.736, 2.10.778, and 3.0.373. Upgrade to the fixed version for your release line.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-11-04

  • Fix · CNA Enforce (Tanium) Fixed in 2.9.736, 2.10.778, 3.0.373

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    Tanium Enforce 2.10.778, 2.9.736, 3.0.373

    7 records Highest priority Priority LOW 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-81485 Tanium Enforce compression bomb vulnerabilityPriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-81480 Uncontrolled resource consumption in Tanium EnforcePriority LOW 39
    • TI-2026-81479 Improper output sanitization in Tanium Enforce CSV exportPriority LOW 31

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116658
  2. 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-pv8c-xf2x-2q63
  3. 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  4. 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed

References

  • TI-2026-81473 Unauthorized code execution in Tanium Threat Response CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-81459 Tanium Certificate Manager unauthorized code execution vulnerability CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-59476 Tanium addressed a SQL injection vulnerability in Threat Response. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-08094 Tanium addressed an unauthorized code execution vulnerability in Connect. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2026-08093 Tanium addressed an unauthorized code execution vulnerability in Connect. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2025-13983 Tanium addressed an improper input validation vulnerability in Deploy. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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