How severe is CVE-2026-45172?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.8 out of 10.

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…

Vulnerability class: Command Injection (OS Command Injection)

EPSS: 0.005 (42.7th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

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.

Affected products

Cyberark Software, A Palo Alto Networks Company Pam Self-hosted, Privilege Cloud — versions 14.0, 14.2, 14.6
Paloaltonetworks Idira_privileged_session_manager_for_ssh

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-78 — OS Command Injection

References

psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (vendor-advisory, Release Notes)
psirt@paloaltonetworks.com (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.