CyberArk Privileged Session Manager up to 14.0.4/14.2.4/14.6.2/15.0.2 path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability identified as critical has been detected in CyberArk Privileged Session Manager up to 14.0.4/14.2.4/14.6.2/15.0.2. The affected element is an unknown function. This manipulation causes path traversal. The identification of this vulnerability is CVE-2026-45171. The attack can only be executed locally. There is no exploit available. You should upgrade the affected component.

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A vulnerability was found in CyberArk Privileged Session Manager up to 14.0.4/14.2.4/14.6.2/15.0.2. It has been declared as critical. Affected by this vulnerability is some unknown functionality. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality, integrity, and availability. The summary by CVE is:

Incomplete input validation and improperly configured folder permissions within Idira Privileged Session Manager (PSM) versions prior to 15.0.3, 14.6.3, 14.2.5, and 14.0.5, an authenticated, low-privileged user could potentially execute arbitrary code. CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-17 and CA26-18

The weakness was shared with Palo Alto. It is possible to read the advisory at docs.cyberark.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-45171 since 05/09/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. Attacking locally is a requirement. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not publicly available. The attack technique deployed by this issue is T1006 according to MITRE ATT&CK.

Upgrading to version 14.0.5, 14.2.5, 14.6.3 or 15.0.3 eliminates this vulnerability.

The vulnerability is also documented in the vulnerability database at EUVD (EUVD-2026-36365). Be aware that VulDB is the high quality source for vulnerability data.

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Vendor

• CyberArk

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• Privileged Session Manager

Version

• 14.0.0
• 14.0.1
• 14.0.2
• 14.0.3
• 14.0.4
• 14.2.0
• 14.2.1
• 14.2.2
• 14.2.3
• 14.2.4
• 14.6.0
• 14.6.1
• 14.6.2
• 15.0.0
• 15.0.1
• 15.0.2

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