# CVE-2026-45165: Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted): Improper Authorization in REST API

> Authenticated users can bypass authorization to read secrets, modify access controls, or cause denial of service in Idira Secrets Manager.

- **Severity:** High 8.6 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Updated:** 15 Oct 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-25j2-v4q2-94x5

## What is CVE-2026-45165?

CVE-2026-45165 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted), published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

An authorization flaw in Idira Conjur version 13.9.0 allows an authenticated user with limited privileges to perform unauthorized actions on a policy branch. Under specific circumstances, an attacker could potentially leverage this to retrieve unauthorized secrets, alter administrative access controls on the branch or cause a denial of service (DoS). Idira Security Bulletin CA26-38.

Weakness: CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45165?


## How do I fix CVE-2026-45165?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45165 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-45165 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45165 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-45165 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in Palo Alto Networks Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted), published on 15 Oct 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45165 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: Palo Alto Networks Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted). No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45165/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45165/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45165
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45165
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45165

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45165/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.