Idira Secrets ManagerApplication · Paloaltonetworks
CVE-2026-45178
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 Secrets Manager Self-Hosted versions 13.8.0 and lower exhibit improper access control within internal cluster endpoints. A remote, authenticated attacker possessing standard node-level credentials could leverage these endpoints to potentially retrieve unauthorized secrets or cause a denial of service (DoS). CyberArk Security Bulletin: CA26-20
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 Secrets Manager Self-Hosted versions 13.8.0 and lower contain improper access control vulnerabilities in internal cluster endpoints. A remote, authenticated attacker with standard node-level credentials can exploit these misconfigured internal endpoints to retrieve secrets they should not have access to, or trigger denial of service conditions.
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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 Secrets ManagerApplication
>= 13.0, < 13.8.1
Idira Secrets Manager Credential ProvidersApplication
>= 14.0, < 14.2.6CVSS 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
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- Unchanged
- Confidentiality
- High
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/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 installed Idira Secrets Manager versionCheck the version of the Idira Secrets Manager Self-Hosted installation using product-specific commands or configuration files (typically accessible via admin interface or command-line tools)Affected if The installed version is 13.0.0 through 13.8.0 (inclusive)
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Identify installed Credential Provider versionCheck the version of any deployed Idira Secrets Manager Credential Providers using product-specific commands or configuration filesAffected if The installed version is 14.0.0 through 14.2.5 (inclusive)
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Verify internal cluster endpoint accessibilityTest whether internal cluster endpoints are reachable using standard node-level authentication credentialsAffected if Internal endpoints respond to node-level credentials without requiring elevated privileges
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Confirm node-level credential privilege boundariesAttempt to access secret retrieval functions using standard node-level credentials to verify if authorization controls are properly enforcedAffected if Node-level credentials can retrieve secrets outside their intended scope or access functions reserved for higher-privilege roles
A user is affected if they run Idira Secrets Manager versions 13.0-13.8.0 or Credential Provider versions 14.0-14.2.5, AND internal cluster endpoints are accessible with standard node-level credentials that can bypass authorization to access sensitive secrets.
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.
From vendor data13.8.114.2.6
Upgrade to a patched version of Idira Secrets Manager Self-Hosted beyond 13.8.0, or implement strict network segmentation and authentication controls on internal cluster endpoints to prevent unauthorized access from standard node-level accounts.
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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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