The Tanium Client Deployment Tool (CDT) must not be configured to use the psexec method of deployment.

Overview

Finding ID	Version	Rule ID	IA Controls	Severity
V-234043	TANS-CL-000010	SV-234043r612749_rule		Medium

Description
When using the Tanium Client Deployment Tool (CDT), using psexec represents an increased vulnerability as the NTLM hash and clear text passwords of the authenticating user is exposed in the memory of the remote system. To mitigate this vulnerability, the psexec method of deployment must not be used.

STIG	Date
Tanium 7.3 Security Technical Implementation Guide	2021-12-20

Details

Check Text ( C-37228r610629_chk )
Access the Tanium Module Server interactively. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges. Navigate to Program Files(x86) >> Tanium >> Tanium Client Deployment Tool. If the file "psexec.exe" exists, this is a finding.

Fix Text (F-37193r610630_fix)
Access the Tanium Module Server interactively. Log on to the server with an account that has administrative privileges. Navigate to Program Files(x86) >> Tanium >> Tanium Client Deployment Tool. Remove the file "psexec.exe".