Description
Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 5.3 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Assess Impact
AI Analysis

Impact

Tanium disclosed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server that can lead to resource exhaustion, classified as CWE-770. If successfully exploited, an attacker could force the server to allocate excessive resources, disrupting normal operation and preventing legitimate users from accessing Tanium services.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects Tanium Tanium Server. No specific affected versions are listed in the advisory, so all installed instances of Tanium Server are potentially exposed until a patch is applied.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 5.3 indicates a moderate risk. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in CISA’s KEV catalog, implying it has not yet been widely exploited in the wild. Based on the description, the likely attack vector is remote; an attacker may trigger the flaw by sending specially crafted requests to the Tanium Server interface, but exact conditions are not detailed in the advisory. Once the resource limits are exceeded, the server could become unresponsive to legitimate traffic, impacting availability of all Tanium services.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 18:36 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Obtain and install the latest Tanium Server update that includes the denial of service fix, following the vendor’s advisories.
  • Restrict inbound traffic to Tanium Server by allowing only trusted IP ranges or VPNs, reducing the opportunity for remote exploitation.
  • Monitor CPU and memory usage of the Tanium Server and set alerts for sudden spikes; apply resource limits or isolation mechanisms if the server shows signs of abnormal load.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 18:36 UTC.

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Advisories

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References
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tanium
Tanium tanium Server
Vendors & Products Tanium
Tanium tanium Server

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 17:45:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.
Title Tanium addressed a denial of service vulnerability in Tanium Server.
Weaknesses CWE-770
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


Subscriptions

Tanium Tanium Server
cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tanium

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T17:33:33.737Z

Reserved: 2026-10-09T19:21:27.059Z

Link: CVE-2026-108310

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T18:17:32.660

Modified: 2026-10-27T18:17:32.660

Link: CVE-2026-108310

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T18:45:07Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-770

    Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling