CVE-2026-45169
What it is
Idira Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault versions prior to 15.0.3, 14.6.5, 14.2.7, and 14.0.8 exhibit a validation vulnerability. Under specific circumstances and configuration scenarios, processing unexpected input could potentially lead to an unexpected service termination, resulting in a localized denial of service (DoS). CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-17
At a glance
- Exploitability
- Can be exploited over the network without logging in. High risk of service disruption.
- Exploit odds
- 0.4% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Fix
- A patch, advisory or fixed version is referenced. Upgrade or apply it.
Timeline
- PublishedDisclosed publicly on CVE.org and NVD
- Last updatedMost recent change to the record
Why it ranks here
- Exploited in the wild: no, CISA does not list it.
- Exploit odds: 0.4% in the next 30 days (EPSS).
- Severity: 8.7 HIGH (CVSS).
- Fix: a patch or advisory is linked.
Details
- Published
- Last modified
- Exploit probability
- 0.4% · EPSS, next 30 days
- Weakness
- CWE-400 · Uncontrolled resource consumption
- Record status
- Analyzed
Affected
- Paloaltonetworks Idira Privileged Access Manager Vault < 14.0.8
- Paloaltonetworks Idira Privileged Access Manager Vault < 14.2.7
- Paloaltonetworks Idira Privileged Access Manager Vault < 14.6.5
- Paloaltonetworks Idira Privileged Access Manager Vault ≤ 15.0.3
Attack profile CVSS 4.0 · 8.7
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges needed
- None
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
Raw vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Amber
Is it in your code?
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Fix and advisories
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-0-8.htm
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-2-7.htm
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-6-vault.htm#14.6.5
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew15-0-vault.htm#15.0.3
References
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-0-8.htm
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-2-7.htm
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-6-vault.htm#14.6.5
- https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew15-0-vault.htm#15.0.3