RCE in Cyberark Software, A Palo Alto Networks Company Pam Self-Hosted, Privilege Cloud
CVE-2026-45172
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
Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)
Published · last modified .
CVSS v3 metric
CVSS v3 base score 8.8 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.
EPSS exploit prediction
EPSS: 0.005 (45.8th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 46th percentile — 45.8% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.008 · newest: 0.005 · 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)
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew14… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew14… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
- docs.cyberark.com/pam-self-hosted/latest/en/content/release notes/rn-whatsnew15… (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-45172?
- CVE-2026-45172 is a high-severity vulnerability in Cyberark Software, A Palo Alto Networks Company Pam Self-Hosted, Privilege Cloud, classified under OS Command Injection. CVSS score: 8.8/10. Published 2026-06-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-45172?
- High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.