Local security-control bypass via undisclosed agent validation
Published Jun 11, 2026 · Updated Jun 11, 2026
Improper certificate validation in Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent before 26.5 allows local users to bypass agent security controls. The flaw resides in internal agent validation processes, but Palo Alto Networks has not disclosed the specific validation operation or input that is mishandled. Low-privileged local access is required; successful exploitation circumvents agent self-defense and permits unauthorized operations on the endpoint.
Summary
What happened
Improper certificate validation in Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager Agent before 26.5 allows local users to bypass agent security controls. The flaw resides in internal agent validation processes, but Palo Alto Networks has not disclosed the specific validation operation or input that is mishandled. Low-privileged local access is required; successful exploitation circumvents agent self-defense and permits unauthorized operations on the endpoint.
The record
- CVE
- CVE-2026-45175
- Published
- Jun 11, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 11, 2026
- Vendor
- Palo Alto Networks
- Product
- Idira Endpoint Privilege Manager
- Classifications
- CWE-295, CAPEC-233, T1562.001
- Attack vector
- local
- Privileges
- authenticated
Timeline
How it unfolded
- Jun 11, 2026CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
- Jun 11, 2026Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.
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- Affected versionversion=26.0 <26.5 changes=[{"at":"26.5","status":"unaffected"}]
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