Local privilege escalation via plugin argument injection
Published Feb 9, 2026 · Updated Feb 9, 2026
Argument injection in Tanium Module Server allows local users to elevate privileges by invoking specific plugins on the host. The affected plugin invocation does not neutralize argument delimiters, allowing attacker-controlled input to alter command arguments; Tanium has not disclosed the specific plugin, command, or code path. Low-privileged appliance access is required, and successful exploitation grants higher local privileges over the Module Server.
Summary
What happened
Argument injection in Tanium Module Server allows local users to elevate privileges by invoking specific plugins on the host. The affected plugin invocation does not neutralize argument delimiters, allowing attacker-controlled input to alter command arguments; Tanium has not disclosed the specific plugin, command, or code path. Low-privileged appliance access is required, and successful exploitation grants higher local privileges over the Module Server.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2025-15315
- Published
- Feb 9, 2026
- Updated
- Feb 9, 2026
- Vendor
- Tanium
- Product
- Tanium Module Server
- Classifications
- CWE-88, T1068
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Feb 9, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Feb 9, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=7.4.6.0 <7.4.6.1151
- Affected versionversion=7.5.6.0 <7.5.6.1161
- Affected versionversion=7.6.2.0 <7.6.2.1293
- Affected versionversion=7.6.4.0 <7.6.4.2114
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