# CVE-2026-45170: Idira Vendor PAM - Self-Hosted Connector: Potential Security Bypass due to Incomplete TLS Certificate Validation

> Attackers can bypass TLS certificate validation in specific configurations, allowing potential man-in-the-middle attacks against the PAM connector.

- **Severity:** High 7.5 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** A user has to click or open something
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 23 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-4pc6-w92r-32xw

## What is CVE-2026-45170?

CVE-2026-45170 is a high-severity vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Vendor PAM, published on 12 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.

### Official description

Idira Vendor PAM - Self-Hosted Connector versions prior 1.1.100504 under specific conditions and configuration scenarios, TLS certificate validation may not be fully enforced. CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-17

Weakness: CWE-295 (Improper Certificate Validation)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45170?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Idira Privilege Cloud Connector.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-45170?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45170 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-45170 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45170 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-45170 is a high-severity vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Vendor PAM, published on 12 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, and only if a user opens a file or follows a link.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45170 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Vendor PAM. 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-2026-45170/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45170/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45170
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45170
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45170

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45170/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.