High severity · published Jun 12, 2026
CVE-2026-45169
Idira Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault: Denial of Service due to Unexpected Input Processing
8.6
CVSS
0.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
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
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.4% · higher than 28% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
PS
PAM SH Vault · CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company
14.0 before 14.0.8; 14.2 before 14.2.7; 14.6 before 14.6.5; 15.0 before 15.0.3 · source: vendor
IP
Idira Privileged Access Manager Vault · Paloaltonetworks
14.0 before 14.0.8; 14.2 before 14.2.7; 14.6 before 14.6.5; 15.0 through 15.0.3 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45169
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45169
Release Notes
https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-0-8.htm
Release Notes
https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-2-7.htm
Release Notes
https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew14-6-vault.htm#14.6.5
Release Notes
https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew15-0-vault.htm#15.0.3