Tanium addressed a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Patch Endpoint Tools.
Weakness
The product attempts to access a file based on the filename, but it does not properly prevent that filename from identifying a link or shortcut that resolves to an unintended resource.
Affected Software
| Name | Vendor | Start Version | End Version |
|---|---|---|---|
| Patch_endpoint_tools | Tanium | 3.17 (including) | 3.17.10207 (excluding) |
| Patch_endpoint_tools | Tanium | 10.1 (including) | 10.1.50 (excluding) |
| Patch_endpoint_tools | Tanium | 10.7 (including) | 10.7.25 (excluding) |
| Patch_endpoint_tools | Tanium | 10.9 (including) | 10.9.31 (excluding) |
| Patch_endpoint_tools | Tanium | 10.11 (including) | 10.11.27 (excluding) |
Potential Mitigations
- Follow the principle of least privilege when assigning access rights to entities in a software system.
- Denying access to a file can prevent an attacker from replacing that file with a link to a sensitive file. Ensure good compartmentalization in the system to provide protected areas that can be trusted.
Related Attack Patterns
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/132.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/17.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/35.html
- https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/76.html