CVE-2025-15318
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedTanium addressed an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability in End-User Notifications Endpoint Tools.
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceTanium End-User Notifications Endpoint Tools contained an arbitrary file deletion vulnerability allowing unauthorized deletion of files on affected systems. This was addressed by Tanium through a vendor patch.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data>= 1.18, < 1.18.10079>= 10.0, < 10.0.14>= 10.1, < 10.1.20CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Identify Tanium End-User Notifications installationCheck for Tanium End-User Notifications Endpoint Tools installation using system inventory tools, registry keys, or installed programs list. Look for entries named 'Tanium End User Notifications' or similar Tanium components.Affected if The software is installed on the system
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Determine installed versionQuery the installed version of Tanium End-User Notifications. This may be available via Tanium console, in installed program details, or via Tanium client commands such as 'taniumctl version' or similar endpoint tool queries.Affected if The installed version falls within the affected ranges: 1.18.x before 1.18.10079, 10.0.x before 10.0.14, or 10.1.x before 10.1.20
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Verify End-User Notifications service statusCheck if the End-User Notifications endpoint tool service or module is actively running or enabled on the endpoint. This can be done via Tanium console endpoint details or system service queries.Affected if The End-User Notifications service is installed and running
The system is affected if Tanium End-User Notifications Endpoint Tools is installed with a version matching the affected ranges (1.18.x before 1.18.10079, 10.0.x before 10.0.14, or 10.1.x before 10.1.20) and the notification service is active.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped1.18.1007910.0.1410.1.20
Apply the Tanium vendor patch for CVE-2025-15318 to all affected End-User Notifications Endpoint Tools installations.
Upgrade to 1.18.10079 (for 1.18 branch), 10.0.14 (for 10.0 branch), or 10.1.20 (for 10.1 branch) - choose the appropriate version based on your current branch
- 1. Identify the current version of Tanium End-User Notifications deployed in your environment
- 2. Determine which version branch your installation belongs to (1.18.x, 10.0.x, or 10.1.x)
- 3. For version 1.18.x: upgrade End User Notifications to version 1.18.10079 or later
- 4. For version 10.0.x: upgrade End User Notifications to version 10.0.14 or later
- 5. For version 10.1.x: upgrade End User Notifications to version 10.1.20 or later
- 6. After upgrade, verify the new version is running and the vulnerability is resolved
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2025-15318 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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