# CVE-2026-45169: Idira Privileged Access Manager (PAM) Self-Hosted Vault: Denial of Service due to Unexpected Input Processing

> Attackers can cause a localized denial of service in Idira PAM Self-Hosted Vault by sending unexpected input under specific configurations.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 12 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-3xcp-963x-rf7x

## What is CVE-2026-45169?

CVE-2026-45169 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault, published on 12 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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

Weakness: CWE-400 (Uncontrolled Resource Consumption)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45169?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Idira Privileged Access Manager Vault.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-45169?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45169 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-45169 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45169 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-45169 is a high-severity denial of service vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault, published on 12 Jun 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45169 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM SH Vault. 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-2026-45169/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45169/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45169
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45169
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45169

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45169/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.