CVE-2026-45172

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Authenticated Command Injection in Idira Privileged Session Manager for SSH

Publication date: 2026-06-11

Last updated on: 2026-06-23

Assigner: Palo Alto Networks, Inc.

Description

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

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Meta Information

Published

2026-06-11

Last Modified

2026-06-23

Generated

2026-07-02

AI Q&A

2026-06-12

EPSS Evaluated

2026-06-30

NVD

CVE-2026-45172

EUVD

EUVD-2026-36364

Affected Vendors & Products

Vendor	Product	Version / Range
paloaltonetworks	idira_privileged_session_manager_for_ssh	From 14.0 (inc) to 14.0.6 (exc)
paloaltonetworks	idira_privileged_session_manager_for_ssh	From 14.2 (inc) to 14.2.5 (exc)
paloaltonetworks	idira_privileged_session_manager_for_ssh	From 14.6 (inc) to 14.6.3 (exc)
paloaltonetworks	idira_privileged_session_manager_for_ssh	From 15.0 (inc) to 15.0.2 (exc)

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Exploitability

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KEV

CWE ID	Description
CWE-78	The product constructs all or part of an OS command using externally-influenced input from an upstream component, but it does not neutralize or incorrectly neutralizes special elements that could modify the intended OS command when it is sent to a downstream component.

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Executive Summary

This vulnerability exists in Idira Privileged Session Manager for SSH (PSMP) versions prior to 15.0.2, 14.6.3, 14.2.5, and 14.0.6. It is caused by incomplete input validation, which allows an authenticated user with low privileges to potentially execute arbitrary commands on the PSMP host.

Impact Analysis

An attacker who is an authenticated low-privileged user could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the PSMP host. This could lead to unauthorized actions, compromise of the host system, and potentially further escalation of privileges or disruption of services.

Compliance Impact

The provided information does not specify how the vulnerability in Idira Privileged Session Manager for SSH (PSMP) affects compliance with common standards and regulations such as GDPR or HIPAA.

Mitigation Strategies

To mitigate this vulnerability, immediately upgrade the Idira Privileged Session Manager for SSH (PSMP) to one of the fixed versions: 15.0.2, 14.6.3, 14.2.5, or 14.0.6.

These versions include security fixes addressing the vulnerability described in security bulletins CA26-17 and CA26-18.

Follow the installation and upgrade instructions provided in the official PAM documentation to ensure proper patching.

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