STIGQter: STIG Summary: Tanium 7.x Security Technical Implementation Guide Version: 2 Release: 3 Benchmark Date: 02 Jul 2025:

The Tanium application must generate error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited by adversaries.

DISA Rule

SV-253788r997229_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-253788

Group Title

SRG-APP-000266

Rule Version

TANS-00-001185

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-001312 - Generates error messages that provide information necessary for corrective actions without revealing information that could be exploited.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

1. Access the Tanium Server.

2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges.

3. Open a File Explorer window.

4. Navigate to Program Files >> Tanium >> Tanium Server.

5. Right-click the "Logs" folder.

6. Select "Properties".

7. Select the "Security" tab.

8. Click the "Advanced" button.

9. Disable folder inheritance.

10. Change/verify the owner of the directory to the [Tanium service account].

11. Reduce [Tanium service account] privileges to modify permissions on the directory.

12. Ensure [Tanium Admins] group has full permissions on the directory.

13. Right-click the "TDL_Logs" folder.

14. Select "Properties".

15. Select the "Security" tab.

16. Click the "Advanced" button.

17. Disable folder inheritance.

18. Change/verify the owner of the directory to the [Tanium service account].

19. Reduce [Tanium service account] privileges to modify permissions on the directory.

20. Ensure [Tanium Admins] group has full permissions on the directory.

Check Contents

1. Access the Tanium Server.

2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges.

3. Open a File Explorer window.

4. Navigate to Program Files >> Tanium >> Tanium Server.

5. Right-click the "Logs" folder.

6. Select "Properties".

7. Select the "Security" tab.

8. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] is the only account with modify permissions on the directory.
- Validate the [Tanium Administrators] group has full permissions on the directory.

9. Right-click the "TDL_Logs" folder.

10. Select "Properties".

11. Select the "Security" tab.

12. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] is the only account with modify permissions on the directory.
- Validate the [Tanium Administrators] group has full permissions on the directory.

If any of the specified permissions are not set as required, this is a finding.

Vulnerability Number

V-253788

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TANS-00-001185

Severity Override Guidance

1. Access the Tanium Server.

2. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges.

3. Open a File Explorer window.

4. Navigate to Program Files >> Tanium >> Tanium Server.

5. Right-click the "Logs" folder.

6. Select "Properties".

7. Select the "Security" tab.

8. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] is the only account with modify permissions on the directory.
- Validate the [Tanium Administrators] group has full permissions on the directory.

9. Right-click the "TDL_Logs" folder.

10. Select "Properties".

11. Select the "Security" tab.

12. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] is the only account with modify permissions on the directory.
- Validate the [Tanium Administrators] group has full permissions on the directory.

If any of the specified permissions are not set as required, this is a finding.

Check Content Reference

M

Target Key

5476