CVE-2026-45169
PAM Vault DoS via invalid input; potential local downtime
Is CVE-2026-45169 being exploited?
Not confirmed. CVE-2026-45169 does not appear in CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, which records only exploitation that has been observed and reported publicly. That is evidence of absence of a report, not evidence the flaw is unattacked. EPSS currently estimates a 0.35% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How severe is CVE-2026-45169?
CVE-2026-45169 is rated High with a CVSS score of 8.7. Severity describes how bad exploitation would be, not how likely it is: pair it with exploitation evidence before deciding what to patch first.
Is there a patch for CVE-2026-45169?
Yes. A fix has been recorded for CVE-2026-45169. The vendor advisory is the authority on the exact fixed version — apply it from there rather than from a summary.
What does CVE-2026-45169 affect?
CVE-2026-45169 affects Idira Privileged Access Manager Self-Hosted Vault (versions <15.0.3, <14.6.5, <14.2.7, <14.0.8). Confirm the exact affected versions against the vendor advisory before deciding you are exposed.
What should I do about CVE-2026-45169?
Patch to fixed version and verify input handling
Exploitation status reflects CISA's KEV catalog as we last synced it. Check the catalog directly.
Localized DoS: unexpected input can terminate the vault service, causing downtime.
Immediate action required
- affected>= 14.0 and < 14.0.8
- affected>= 14.2 and < 14.2.7
- affected>= 14.6 and < 14.6.5
- affected>= 15.0 and < 15.0.3
As published in the CVE Program record. A version outside these ranges is not a statement that it is unaffected — vendors sometimes understate a range, and distribution-backported builds carry upstream numbers that do not reflect what was patched into them.