CVE-2026-45165: Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted): Improper Authorization in REST API

Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v4.0)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.2% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-10-15 · updated 2026-10-15
Weakness: CWE-863

Description

An authorization flaw in Idira Conjur version 13.9.0 allows an authenticated user with limited privileges to perform unauthorized actions on a policy branch. Under specific circumstances, an attacker could potentially leverage this to retrieve unauthorized secrets, alter administrative access controls on the branch or cause a denial of service (DoS). Idira Security Bulletin CA26-38.

Affected products

Palo Alto Networks Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted): from 13.9 before 13.9.1 — fixed in 13.9.1

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: Palo Alto Networks Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted) 13.9.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

https://docs.cyberark.com/secrets-manager-sh/13.9/en/content/enterprise/releasenotes/release-notes-13.9.1.htm?tocpath=Get%20started%7CRelease%20Notes%7C_____3

Get alerted when CVE-2026-45165 or the next vulnerability affects your stack