# 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.

- **Severity:** High 8.7 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/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:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-9hqq-5px8-3pfv

## 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 (Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45172?

It affects 1 product.


Products: 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.

## Is CVE-2026-45172 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45172 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: 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.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45172 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM Self-Hosted, Privilege Cloud. 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-2026-45172/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45172/index.md)
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## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45172
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45172
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45172

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45172/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.