Description
Tanium addressed an improper output sanitization vulnerability in Enforce.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 7.1 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Improper Output Sanitization
Action: Patch Immediately
AI Analysis

Impact

The vulnerability, classified as CWE-1236, means that data generated by the Enforce service can be injected into web pages without proper escaping.

Affected Systems

Based on the description, it is inferred that the vulnerability impacts Tanium Enforce across all deployed installations that have not applied the vendor‑provided fix. No specific version range is reported, so any instance of Enforce that has not been updated remains potentially vulnerable.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS score of 7.1 indicates a moderate‑to‑high severity assessment, but the description does not clarify whether authentication or network access is required. EPSS data is not available, and the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, suggesting it may not be actively exploited. Based on the description, it is inferred that the flaw could be triggered by delivering unsanitized content to a victim’s browser through the Enforce web interface.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 19:18 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Apply the latest Tanium Enforce patch that addresses the output sanitization issue.
  • Restrict access to the Enforce web interface to trusted users or enforce IP whitelisting.
  • Consider implementing content‑security‑policy headers or a reverse proxy with filtering to reduce risk of client‑side injection.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 19:18 UTC.

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References
History

Tue, 27 Oct 2026 19:30:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared Tanium
Tanium enforce
Vendors & Products Tanium
Tanium enforce

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tanium addressed an improper output sanitization vulnerability in Enforce.
Title Tanium addressed an improper output sanitization vulnerability in Enforce.
Weaknesses CWE-1236
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:L'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tanium

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T17:35:06.420Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T19:15:03.641Z

Link: CVE-2026-116649

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T18:17:34.360

Modified: 2026-10-27T18:17:34.360

Link: CVE-2026-116649

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T19:30:09Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-1236

    Improper Neutralization of Formula Elements in a CSV File