CVE-2026-45172 Command injection in PAM Self-Hosted, Privilege Cloud
An authenticated low-privileged user can execute arbitrary commands on the PSMP host due to incomplete input validation.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-45172?
CVE-2026-45172 is a high-severity command injection vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM Self-Hosted, Privilege Cloud, published on 11 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Due to incomplete input validation in Idira Privileged Session Manager for SSH (PSMP) versions prior to 15.0.2, 14.6.3, 14.2.5, and 14.0.6, an authenticated, low-privileged user could potentially execute arbitrary commands on the PSMP host. CyberArk Security Bulletins: CA26-17 and CA26-18
Weakness: CWE-78
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45172?
It affects 1 product.
Products include Paloaltonetworks Idira Privileged Session Manager for Ssh.
How do I fix CVE-2026-45172?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45172 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2026-45172 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45172 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Sources
Also known as GHSA-9hqq-5px8-3pfv.