Idira Privileged Session Manager (PSM): Potential Code Execution due to an Incomplete Input Validation
CVE-2026-45171

9.3CRITICAL

Key Information:

Vendor

Cyberark Software, A Palo Alto Networks Company

Status
Privileged Session Manager, Vault
Vendor
CVE Published:
11 June 2026

Badges

👾 Exploit Exists

What is CVE-2026-45171?

Incomplete input validation and improperly configured folder permissions within Idira Privileged Session Manager (PSM) versions prior to 15.0.3, 14.6.3, 14.2.5, and 14.0.5, an authenticated, low-privileged user could potentially execute arbitrary code. CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-17 and CA26-18

Affected Version(s)

Privileged Session Manager, Vault 14.0 < 14.0.5

Privileged Session Manager, Vault 14.2 < 14.2.5

Privileged Session Manager, Vault 14.6 < 14.6.3

References

https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/conte...
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https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/conte...
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https://docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/conte...
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CVSS V4

Score:
9.3
Severity:
CRITICAL
Confidentiality:
High
Integrity:
High
Availability:
High
Attack Vector:
Local
Attack Complexity:
Low
Attack Required:
None
Privileges Required:
Undefined
User Interaction:
None

Timeline

  • 👾

    Exploit known to exist

  • Vulnerability published

  • Vulnerability Reserved

Credit

Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue
.