Resource exhaustion in Cyberark Software, A Palo Alto Networks Company Pam Sh Vault
CVE-2026-45169
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
Vulnerability class: DoS (Denial of Service)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.6 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:N/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.004 (28.5th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 28.5% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.006 · newest: 0.004 · change: -0.003
Affected products
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew14… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew14… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew14… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew15… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes, Vendor Advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-45169?
- CVE-2026-45169 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cyberark Software, A Palo Alto Networks Company Pam Sh Vault, classified under Uncontrolled Resource Consumption. CVSS score: 8.6/10. Published 2026-06-12.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45169?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.6 out of 10.