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CVE-2026-45169: cyberark software, a palo alto networks company pam sh vault Uncontrolled Resource Consumption

CVSS: 8.7v4.0HighAnalyzed
Published 12-06-2026Last modified 12-06-2026
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Vulnerability summary

CVE-2026-45169 is a high (CVSS 8.7) Uncontrolled Resource Consumption vulnerability in cyberark software, a palo alto networks company pam sh vault. EPSS estimates a 0.63% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 49.4% of scored vulnerabilities.

Overall risk
35/100
0100
Medium · default modelHow is this calculated?
CVSS score
8.7/10
010
High · v4.0 (CVE.org)
EPSS score
0.63%
0%100%
Low · +0.28 pp in 30 days
KEVNot listedIn no KEV catalog
RansomwareNone recordedNo known use recorded
Public exploits0No public exploits recorded

Timeline

  1. 12-06-2026
    PublishedVulnerability first disclosed.
  2. 12-06-2026
    Last modifiedVulnerability information updated.

Description

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

CVSS metrics

3 scores · 2 sources · 2 versions

EPSS trend

Probability

0.63%

Chance of exploitation in the next 30 days

Percentile

49%

Versus all other CVEs

30-day change

+0.28 pp

From 0.35% on 21-09-2026

21-09-202621-10-2026
EPSS score
0.63%

Known exploited

Compare KEV catalogs

Not in any of the 3 tracked catalogs.

Public exploits

0 found

No public exploits indexed.

Weaknesses

CWE · root cause

Affected systems

Cyberark software, a palo alto networks company1 product
  • pam sh vault≥ 14.0, < 14.0.8 | ≥ 14.2, < 14.2.7 | ≥ 14.6, < 14.6.5 | ≥ 15.0, < 15.0.3
Paloaltonetworks1 product

2 vendors · 2 products

References

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