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CyberArk Privileged Access Manager Self-Hosted Vault Validation Flaw Can Cause Unexpected Service Termination When Processing Crafted Input

Last refreshed2026-09-30

Status: UPDATED  |  Advisory ID: CVE-2026-45169

Key Details

CVECVE-2026-45169
CVSS Score / Version8.6 (High) / CVSS v3.1
Updated2026-07-07
CVSS VectorCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
CVSS Proseattack vector is network; attack complexity is low; privileges required is none; user interaction is none; scope is changed; confidentiality impact is none; integrity impact is none; availability impact is high.
Affected productsPalo Alto Networks idira_privileged_access_manager_vault
Classified asCWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

Affected Products, Subsystems & Sectors

VendorProductAffected VersionsPatch Status
Palo Alto Networksidira_privileged_access_manager_vault
SubsystemsGeneral OT
SectorsMultiple

What to Know

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 (NVD)

What to Do

Monitor Palo Alto Networks's web page for any future patch releases. See vendor advisory link below.

References

SourceReference
NVDhttps://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45169
CVEhttps://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45169
Vendor advisoryhttps://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-0-8.htm