NULL pointer dereference in Tanium Enforce causes denial of service
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
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
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Tanium | Enforce | 2.9 to before 2.9.736; 2.10 to before 2.10.778; 3.0 to before 3.0.373 | 2.9.736, 2.10.778, 3.0.373 | Patch available | CNA |
- 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
- 2026-10-27 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-116658
- 2026-10-27 Alias added: GHSA-pv8c-xf2x-2q63
- 2026-10-28 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
- 2026-11-04 CISA SSVC decision points changed
References
Other 1
More Tanium vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-116658 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-116658 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-pv8c-xf2x-2q63 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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