# CVE-2026-45176: Privilege escalation in Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager

> A local attacker can escalate privileges by manipulating internal communications or file operations in the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent.

- **Severity:** High 8.9 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/U:Amber`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Not needed
- **Attackable:** Local or same network only
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 11 Jun 2026
- **Updated:** 13 Jun 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-5cgm-xvc8-25j7

## What is CVE-2026-45176?

CVE-2026-45176 is a high-severity vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager, published on 11 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent versions prior to 26.5 exhibit improper access control within high-privileged agent components. A local, low-privileged attacker could exploit this by manipulating an internal communication mechanism or file operation. Under specific circumstances, this could potentially allow the attacker to bypass permission restrictions and execute unauthorized local actions with elevated privileges. CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-19

Weakness: CWE-269 (Improper Privilege Management)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-45176?

It affects 1 product.


Products: Paloaltonetworks Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-45176?

No fix has been published for CVE-2026-45176 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2026-45176 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager

- [CVE-2026-45174](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45174/): Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Linux Agent: Potential bypass of Agent Daemon Initialization (high 8.5)
- [CVE-2026-45175](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45175/): Security feature bypass in Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager (high 8.5)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-45176 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-45176 is a high-severity vulnerability in CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager, published on 11 Jun 2026. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-45176 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager. 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-2026-45176/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45176/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-45176
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45176
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-45176

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-45176/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.