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Tanium endpoint files must be excluded from host-based intrusion prevention intervention.

Overview

Finding IDVersionRule IDIA ControlsSeverity
V-254954TANS-AP-001420SV-254954r1067672_ruleCCI-000366medium
Description
Similar to any other host-based applications, the Tanium Client is subject to the restrictions other system-level software may place on an operating environment. Antivirus, IPS, encryption, or other security and management stack software may disallow the Tanium Server from working as expected. https://docs.tanium.com/client/client/requirements.html#Host_system_security_exceptions
STIGDate
Tanium 7.x Application on TanOS Security Technical Implementation Guide2025-02-11

Related Frameworks

1 mapping across 5 frameworks
SCF0 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (8) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

CFG-01Configuration Management Program
1.00
END-01Endpoint Device Management (EDM)
1.00
END-04Malicious Code Protection (Anti-Malware)
1.00
END-06Endpoint File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
MON-01Continuous Monitoring
1.00
MON-01.7File Integrity Monitoring (FIM)
1.00
CFG-02Secure Baseline Configurations
0.50
CFG-02.7Approved Configuration Deviations
0.50
NIST 800-530 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 2 hops (100) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

AC-12Session Termination
1.00
AC-16(1)Dynamic Attribute Association
1.00
AC-17(1)Monitoring and Control
1.00
AC-2Account Management
1.00
AC-2(1)Automated System Account Management
1.00
AC-2(11)Usage Conditions
1.00
AC-2(3)Disable Accounts
1.00
AC-2(4)Automated Audit Actions
1.00
AC-24(1)Transmit Access Authorization Information
1.00
AC-25Reference Monitor
1.00

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NIST 800-1710 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (2) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

3.4.1
1.00
3.4.2
1.00
CCI1 mapping
NIST CSF 2.00 mappings

No source states a mapping between these directly.

Also reachable in 3 hops (5) derived by us, not asserted by any source

Each of these is a route we composed by chaining published mappings. No publisher states a relationship between the two endpoints.

PR.PSPlatform Security
0.50

Who does this work

10 NICE work roles and 9 EC-Council certifications.

This is an inference across published mappings, not a single claim by anyone. This check maps to a control, which maps to a Cybersecurity Framework outcome, which NIST assigns to the work roles below. EC-Council separately maps its certifications to those same roles.

A certification prepares someone for a role. It is not evidence that a holder is qualified, and neither NIST nor EC-Council has stated that any certification here addresses this check.

Work-role assignments published by NIST (NICE Framework Components 2.2.0 and the CSF 2.0 OLIR crosswalk). Certification mappings published by EC-Council.

Details

Check Text (C-254954r1067672_chk)

Consult with the Tanium system administrator to determine the intrusion prevention software used on the Tanium Clients. Review the settings of the intrusion prevention software. Validate exclusions exist that exclude the Tanium program files from being restricted by intrusion prevention. If exclusions do not exist, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-58511r867761_fix)

In the host-based intrusion prevention system, ensure the following folders are excluded: Windows (64-bit OS versions) - \Program Files (x86)\Tanium\Tanium Client Windows (32-bit OS versions) - \Program Files\Tanium\Tanium Client macOS - /Library/Tanium/TaniumClient Linux, Solaris, AIX - /opt/Tanium/TaniumClient In the host-based intrusion prevention system, ensure the following processes are excluded: Windows, macOS, Linux - <Tanium Client>/Tools/StdUtils directory or all the files that it contains, including: Windows, macOS, Linux - 7za.exe (Windows) or 7za (macOS, Linux) Windows, macOS, Linux - runasuser.exe (Windows only) Windows, macOS, Linux - runasuser64.exe (Windows only) Windows, macOS, Linux - TaniumExecWrapper.exe (Windows) or TaniumExecWrapper (macOS, Linux) Windows, macOS, Linux - TaniumFileInfo.exe (Windows only) Windows, macOS, Linux - TPowerShell.exe (Windows only) macOS, Linux, Solaris, AIX - <Tanium Client>/TaniumClient macOS, Linux, Solaris, AIX - <Tanium Client>/taniumclient macOS, Linux - <Tanium Client>/distribute-tools.sh macOS, Linux - <Tanium Client>/TaniumCX Windows - <Tanium Client>\TaniumClient.exe Windows - <Tanium Client>\TaniumCX.exe