Description
Tanium addressed an infinite loop vulnerability in Threat Response Client Extension.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 3.3 Low
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Patch Update
AI Analysis

Impact

An infinite loop exists in the Threat Response Client Extension of Tanium, enabling excessive CPU consumption and potentially freezing the application. The weakness corresponds to uncontrolled resource consumption and integer overflow flaws, which can degrade system performance and ultimately prevent legitimate operations. While the impact is primarily denial of service, it may affect many endpoints that rely on this component.

Affected Systems

The vulnerability affects both Tanium Endpoint Configuration Toolset Solution and Tanium threat-response-cx. Any endpoint that employs the Threat Response Client Extension is susceptible; specific affected version details are not provided in the advisory.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 3.3 indicates a low severity assessment. The EPSS score is not available, and the vulnerability is not listed in the KEV catalog, suggesting limited public exploitation. The likely attack vector is inferred to be a local or remote configuration or execution context that triggers the extension; however, the description does not explicitly state the exact prerequisites for exploitation.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 18:37 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Update the Tanium Threat Response Client Extension to the latest released version, which includes the infinite loop fix.
  • If an immediate update is not possible, disable or remove the Threat Response Client Extension from affected endpoints to eliminate the loop.
  • Monitor CPU usage on endpoints running the extension to detect abnormal spikes that may indicate an unresolved loop, applying patches as soon as they become available.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 18:37 UTC.

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References
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tanium addressed an infinite loop vulnerability in Threat Response Client Extension.
Title Tanium addressed an infinite loop vulnerability in Threat Response Client Extension.
Weaknesses CWE-400
CWE-674
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 3.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tanium

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T17:32:07.314Z

Reserved: 2026-10-09T19:21:34.494Z

Link: CVE-2026-108331

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cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T18:17:33.780

Modified: 2026-10-27T18:17:33.780

Link: CVE-2026-108331

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No data.

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

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

  • CWE-674

    Uncontrolled Recursion