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CVE-2026-45169 CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company CVE debrief

CVE-2026-45169 is a HIGH severity vulnerability in Idiria 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).

Vendor: CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
Product: PAM SH Vault
CVSS: HIGH 8.7
CISA KEV: Not listed in stored evidence
Original CVE published: 2026-06-12
Original CVE updated: 2026-07-07
Advisory published: 2026-06-12
Advisory updated: 2026-07-07

Who should care

Administrators and users of Idiria Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault versions prior to 15.0.3, 14.6.5, 14.2.7, and 14.0.8 should apply the necessary patches to mitigate this vulnerability.

Technical summary

The vulnerability has a CVSS score of 8.7 and is classified as HIGH severity. The CVSS vector is 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. The weakness associated with this vulnerability is CWE-400.

Defensive priority

HIGH

Recommended defensive actions

Apply patches to upgrade to Idiria Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault versions 15.0.3, 14.6.5, 14.2.7, or 14.0.8.
Review and update configurations to prevent unexpected input from being processed.

Evidence notes

The CVE record and details were obtained from the official CVE website and the National Vulnerability Database (NVD).

Sources and references

Verified primary and authoritative sources

CVE-2026-45169 CVE Program record
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45169

CVE Program - Official CVE Program record with source-provided CVE metadata.
CVE-2026-45169 NVD vulnerability detail
Publisher, destination, and source semantics verified

URL: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45169

NIST National Vulnerability Database - Official NIST NVD detail page and source-specific vulnerability assessment.

Supplemental references

Source reference
Unverified legacy reference

URL: https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-0-8.htm

[email protected]
Source reference
Unverified legacy reference

URL: https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-2-7.htm

[email protected]
Source reference
Unverified legacy reference

URL: https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-6-vault.htm

[email protected]
Source reference
Unverified legacy reference

URL: https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew15-0-vault.htm

[email protected]

Methodology and review provenance

AI-assisted synthesis based on stored public vulnerability evidence. System validation, approval state, and publication status do not by themselves establish human review of this revision. PatchSiren helps prioritize defensive review and does not prove exposure or remediation on any system.