CVE-2026-75476

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Compression Bomb Vulnerability in Tanium Threat Response

Publication date: 2026-08-19

Last updated on: 2026-09-01

Assigner: Tanium

Description

Tanium addressed a compression bomb vulnerability in Threat Response.

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Published

2026-08-19

Last Modified

2026-09-01

Generated

2026-09-09

AI Q&A

2026-08-20

EPSS Evaluated

2026-09-07

NVD

CVE-2026-75476

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
tanium	threat_response	*

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Exploitability

CWE

KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-409	The product does not handle or incorrectly handles a compressed input with a very high compression ratio that produces a large output.

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Executive Summary

This is a compression bomb vulnerability in Tanium Threat Response. A compression bomb is a malicious file that expands significantly when decompressed, potentially causing system resource exhaustion such as CPU, memory, or disk space overload.

Detection Guidance

Detection involves checking the installed version of Tanium Threat Response against the affected versions. Use Tanium Client commands to verify the version: 'Get-ThreatResponseVersion' or check the installed package details via 'Get-Package -Name ThreatResponse' on Windows or 'dpkg -l | grep ThreatResponse' on Linux. Ensure the version is at least v4.9.437 (2025H1), v4.12.308 (2025H2), or v4.17.277 (2026H1).

Impact Analysis

This vulnerability could lead to denial of service conditions by consuming excessive system resources. An attacker might exploit it to crash or slow down affected systems, disrupting normal operations and availability.

Compliance Impact

The provided CVE data does not specify how this vulnerability affects compliance with standards like GDPR or HIPAA. The description only mentions a compression bomb vulnerability in Tanium Threat Response without details on potential impacts to regulatory compliance.

Mitigation Strategies

Update Tanium Threat Response to the latest version provided by Tanium to address the compression bomb vulnerability.

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