Idira Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault: Denial of Service due to Unexpected Input Processing
Summary
| CVE | CVE-2026-45169 |
|---|---|
| State | PUBLISHED |
| Assigner | palo_alto |
| Source Priority | CVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback |
| Published | 2026-06-12 05:16:32 UTC |
| Updated | 2026-06-12 15:30:26 UTC |
| 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 |
Risk And Classification
Primary CVSS: v4.0 8.7 HIGH from [email protected]
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
EPSS: 0.003010000 probability, percentile 0.215890000 (date 2026-06-18)
Problem Types: CWE-400 | CWE-400 CWE-400: Uncontrolled Resource Consumption
| Version | Source | Type | Score | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | [email protected] | Secondary | 8.7 | HIGH | 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/C... |
| 4.0 | CNA | CVSS | 8.7 | HIGH | 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/U:Amber |
CVSS v4.0 Breakdown
Attack Vector
NetworkAttack Complexity
LowAttack Requirements
NonePrivileges Required
NoneUser Interaction
NoneConfidentiality
NoneIntegrity
NoneAvailability
HighSub Conf.
NoneSub Integrity
NoneSub Availability
LowCVSS: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
Vendor Declared Affected Products
| Source | Vendor | Product | Version | Platforms |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | CyberArk Software A Palo Alto Networks Company | PAM SH Vault | affected 14.0 14.0.8 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | CyberArk Software A Palo Alto Networks Company | PAM SH Vault | affected 14.2 14.2.7 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | CyberArk Software A Palo Alto Networks Company | PAM SH Vault | affected 14.6 14.6.5 custom | Not specified |
| CNA | CyberArk Software A Palo Alto Networks Company | PAM SH Vault | affected 15.0 15.0.3 custom | Not specified |
References
| Reference | Source | Link | Tags |
|---|---|---|---|
| docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew... | [email protected] | docs.cyberark.com | |
| docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew... | [email protected] | docs.cyberark.com | |
| docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew... | [email protected] | docs.cyberark.com | |
| docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release%20notes/rn-whatsnew... | [email protected] | docs.cyberark.com | |
| CVE Program record | CVE.ORG | www.cve.org | canonical |
| NVD vulnerability detail | NVD | nvd.nist.gov | canonical, analysis |
Vendor Comments And Credit
Discovery Credit
CNA: Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue (en)
Additional Advisory Data
| Source | Time | Event |
|---|---|---|
| CNA | 2026-06-11T17:10:00.000Z | Initial publication. |
Exploits
CNA: Palo Alto Networks is not aware of any malicious exploitation of this issue.
There are currently no legacy QID mappings associated with this CVE.