Idira Endpoint Privilege ManagerApplication · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2026-45176
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 high-privileged agent components. A local, low-privileged attacker could exploit this by manipulating an internal communication mechanism or file operation. Under specific circumstances, this could potentially allow the attacker to bypass permission restrictions and execute unauthorized local actions with elevated privileges. 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 · high confidenceIdira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent versions prior to 26.5 contain improper access control vulnerabilities in high-privileged agent components. A local, low-privileged attacker can manipulate an internal communication mechanism or file operation to bypass permission restrictions and execute unauthorized local actions with elevated privileges.
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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Identify Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent installationQuery installed software inventory or check for Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager components on the system (common locations include Program Files, ProgramData, or system service listings)Affected if Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent is installed and version is below 26.5.0
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Retrieve installed agent versionUse system inventory tools, check registry keys for Palo Alto Networks or Idira software, or query the running service version if the agent is active as a system serviceAffected if Version returned is less than 26.5.0 or version cannot be determined (older installation)
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Verify agent service is runningCheck system service list or task manager for Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent service (typically runs with elevated privileges)Affected if The agent service is active and running with elevated privileges on the system
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Check for low-privileged user access to agent communication channelsInspect file permissions on Idira-related directories, named pipes, or IPC mechanisms used for communication between agent componentsAffected if Low-privileged users have write or execute permissions on internal communication paths or files used by the high-privileged agent
The environment is affected if Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent version is below 26.5.0 and the agent is running, allowing a local low-privileged attacker to potentially exploit the improper access control in agent components.
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.
26.5.0
- 1. Identify the current version of Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent installed in the environment
- 2. Plan and schedule an upgrade window following standard change management procedures
- 3. Obtain the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent version 26.5.0 or later from the official CyberArk distribution channel
- 4. Upgrade the Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent to version 26.5.0 or latest available version
- 5. Verify the upgrade was successful by checking the agent version
- 6. Test that the Endpoint Privilege Manager functionality continues to operate correctly post-upgrade
Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.
Fix this in Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager
Scoped from the published advisory
- Consultation4.0 h
- Implementation8.0 h
- Testing4.0 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.
Primary sourcesPractitioner notes
ContributedPeer-ranked notes from engineers who’ve handled CVE-2026-45176 in production — separate from our analysis above.
The advisory tells you what broke. It rarely tells you what actually worked. If you’ve dealt with this one, that detail is what the next engineer is searching for.
- The version that genuinely resolved it — not the one the vendor claimed
- A config change or rule that shut the vector down
- A gotcha in the upgrade path that cost you an afternoon
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