Vulnerability · Published Oct 15, 2026 · Assigned by palo_alto

CVE-2026-45165Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted): Improper Authorization in REST API

High 8.6

In plain English

A high-severity incorrect authorization in Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted) from Palo Alto Networks. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.2% (higher than 11% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)8.6High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.2%top 89.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

An authorization flaw in Idira Conjur version 13.9.0 allows an authenticated user with limited privileges to perform unauthorized actions on a policy branch. Under specific circumstances, an attacker could potentially leverage this to retrieve unauthorized secrets, alter administrative access controls on the branch or cause a denial of service (DoS). Idira Security Bulletin CA26-38.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
Palo Alto Networks	Idira Secrets Manager (Self-Hosted)	13.9 – before 13.9.1

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/S:N/AU:N/R:U/V:D/RE:M/U:Amber

References

https://docs.cyberark.com/secrets-manager-sh/13.9/en/content/enterprise/releasenotes/release-notes-13.9.1.htm?tocpath=Get%20started%7CRelease%20Notes%7C_____3 vendor-advisory