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CVE-2026-45169: Idira Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault: Denial of Service due to Unexpected Input Processing

• Severity: high (CVSS 8.6 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-06-12 · updated 2026-10-26
• Weakness: CWE-400

Description

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

Affected products

• CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault: from 14.0 before 14.0.8; from 14.2 before 14.2.7; from 14.6 before 14.6.5; from 15.0 through 15.0.3 — fixed in 14.0.8, 14.2.7, 14.6.5
• CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault: from 14.0 before 14.0.8; from 14.2 before 14.2.7; from 14.6 before 14.6.5; from 15.0 before 15.0.3 — fixed in 14.0.8, 14.2.7, 14.6.5, 15.0.3

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault 14.0.8, 14.2.7, 14.6.5; CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault 14.0.8, 14.2.7, 14.6.5, 15.0.3. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

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

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