CVE-2026-45172 (GCVE-0-2026-45172)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-06-11 21:41 – Updated: 2026-06-13 03:56
VLAI
Title
Idira Privileged Session Manager for SSH (PSMP): Arbitrary Command Execution via Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Summary
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
Severity
8.7 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/U:Amber
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-78 - Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an OS Command
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
CyberArk Software, a Palo Alto Networks Company PAM Self-Hosted, Privilege Cloud Affected: 14.0 , < 14.0.6 (custom)
Affected: 14.2 , < 14.2.5 (custom)
Affected: 14.6 , < 14.6.3 (custom)
Affected: 15.0 , < 15.0.2 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-06-11 17:10
Credits
Palo Alto Networks thanks our internal security research teams for discovering and reporting this issue
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