Idira Endpoint Privilege ManagerApplication · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2026-45175
Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.
NVD · uneditedIdira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent versions prior to 26.5 exhibit improper access control within internal agent validation processes. A local attacker could potentially bypass built-in security controls or cryptographic validations. Under specific circumstances, this could allow the attacker to circumvent agent self-defense mechanisms and execute unauthorized operations. CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-19
Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.
dbcve analysis · moderate confidenceIdira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent versions prior to 26.5 contain improper access control vulnerabilities in internal agent validation processes. A local attacker can exploit this to bypass built-in security controls and cryptographic validations, circumventing agent self-defense mechanisms to execute unauthorized operations.
Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.
Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.
NVD · CPE data
Idira Endpoint Privilege ManagerApplication
< 26.5.0CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.
From the vector- Attack vector
- Local
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.
dbcve checksWork through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.
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Verify Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent is installedCheck for the presence of the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent service or application on the local system. On Windows, this may appear as a service named 'Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager' or similar. On Linux, check for the agent daemon process or installed package.Affected if The agent software is present on the system.
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Determine the installed version of the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager AgentUse the system's package manager or the agent's built-in version query mechanism. On Windows, check the program's version property in Add/Remove Programs or the service properties. On Linux, use 'rpm -q' or 'dpkg -l' for the Idira package if available, or check the agent binary with 'agent_binary --version' if such a command exists.Affected if The version cannot be determined or the agent appears to be installed without a clear version number.
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Compare installed version against the affected rangeCompare the discovered version number to 26.5.0. Versions prior to 26.5.0 (such as 26.4.x, 26.3.x, earlier major versions, or any 26.x release below 26.5.0) are affected by this vulnerability.Affected if The installed version is lower than 26.5.0.
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Check if agent self-defense features are configuredExamine the agent configuration files or policy settings for self-defense mechanisms. Look for settings related to 'self-protection', 'agent defense', ' cryptographic validation', or 'integrity protection' in the agent's configuration directory or registry.Affected if Self-defense or validation features are disabled or set to a permissive mode, making the bypass more impactful.
The environment is affected if the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent is installed with a version lower than 26.5.0, as this version introduced fixes for the improper access control vulnerability in internal agent validation processes.
Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.
Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.
dbcve · scoped26.5.0
Upgrade Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent to version 26.5 or later to remediate the improper access control vulnerability.
Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent 26.5.0
- Identify the current installed version of Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent
- Backup all agent configuration data and policies before upgrading
- Download Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent version 26.5.0 or later from the official CyberArk download portal
- Stop the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager service on all affected endpoints
- Install version 26.5.0 on each affected endpoint using the standard installation process
- Restart the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager service after installation
- Verify the agent is running version 26.5.0 or later by checking the agent properties
- Confirm that the agent self-defense mechanisms are functioning properly
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation3.0 h
- Implementation6.0 h
- Testing3.0 h
- Review / QA2.0 h
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References Go to the primary sourcePrimary sources — vendor advisories, patches and trackers. Where our summary and a reference disagree, the reference wins.
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