Description
Tanium addressed an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Enforce.
Published: 2026-10-27
Score: 7.5 High
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: Denial of Service
Action: Apply Patch
AI Analysis

Impact

An uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Tanium Enforce allows an attacker to deliberately exhaust system resources, potentially leading to service disruption. The weakness is coded as CWE‑400, reflecting an inability to prevent excessive use of critical resources. If exploited, the attack could exhaust CPU, memory, or disk I/O on the impacted system, causing the Enforce service to become unresponsive and denying legitimate users access to enforcement actions.

Affected Systems

The product affected is Tanium Enforce, as identified by the vendor/product name Tanium:Enforce. No specific version information was supplied, so all deployments of Tanium Enforce are potentially impacted until the vendor’s advisory confirms a patched release. Users should verify the exact build of Enforce to confirm whether it contains the fix.

Risk and Exploitability

The CVSS assessment gives a score of 7.5, indicating a high severity risk. EPSS data is not available, so the current exploitation probability cannot be quantified, but the issue is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog. Attackers would have to achieve some remote or local access to the Enforce component, likely over the network, to trigger the resource exhaustion. Because the attack vector is not described explicitly, it is inferred that remote exploitation is possible, though specific prerequisites are not detailed in the advisory.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 18:28 UTC.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record.

OpenCVE Recommended Actions

  • Install the vendor‑issued update for Tanium Enforce that resolves the uncontrolled resource consumption issue.
  • Restrict network access to the Enforce management interface to trusted administrators and networks to reduce the attack surface.
  • Monitor resource usage on Enforce servers for abnormal spikes and investigate any sudden increases in CPU, memory, or disk I/O.

Generated by OpenCVE AI on October 27, 2026 at 18:28 UTC.

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Advisories

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References
History

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

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description Tanium addressed an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Enforce.
Title Tanium addressed an uncontrolled resource consumption vulnerability in Enforce.
Weaknesses CWE-400
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.5, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H'}


Subscriptions

No data.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: Tanium

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-27T17:35:42.916Z

Reserved: 2026-10-26T19:15:06.430Z

Link: CVE-2026-116656

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-10-27T18:17:34.487

Modified: 2026-10-27T18:17:34.487

Link: CVE-2026-116656

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-27T18:30:08Z

Weaknesses
  • CWE-400

    Uncontrolled Resource Consumption