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

The Tanium Server Logs and TDL_Logs directories must be restricted with appropriate permissions.

DISA Rule

SV-253855r997277_rule

Vulnerability Number

V-253855

Group Title

SRG-APP-000328

Rule Version

TANS-SV-000027

Severity

CAT II

CCI(s)

• CCI-002165 - Enforce organization-defined discretionary access control policies over defined subjects and objects.

Weight

10

Fix Recommendation

1. Access the Tanium Server.

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

3. Open an Explorer window.

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

5. Right-click the "Logs" folder.

6. Select "Properties".

7. Click 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. Click 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 an Explorer window.

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

5. Right-click the "Logs" folder.

6. Select "Properties".

7. Click the "Security" tab.

8. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] privileges 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. Click the "Security" tab.

12. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] privileges 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-253855

Documentable

False

Rule Version

TANS-SV-000027

Severity Override Guidance

1. Access the Tanium Server.

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

3. Open an Explorer window.

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

5. Right-click the "Logs" folder.

6. Select "Properties".

7. Click the "Security" tab.

8. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] privileges 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. Click the "Security" tab.

12. Click the "Advanced" button.

- Validate the owner of the directory is the [Tanium service account].
- Validate the [Tanium service account] privileges 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

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Target Key

5476