diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/changelog.yml b/packages/cyberarkpas/changelog.yml
index f9762a4881b..041e9674009 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/changelog.yml
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/changelog.yml
@@ -1,4 +1,9 @@
 # newer versions go on top
+- version: "2.28.0"
+  changes:
+    - description: Handle syslog header in the monitor data stream.
+      type: enhancement
+      link: https://github.com/elastic/integrations/pull/16739
 - version: "2.27.0"
   changes:
     - description: Update Kibana constraint to support 9.0.0.
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-288-auto-clear-users-history-start.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-288-auto-clear-users-history-start.log-expected.json
index d1868793091..3cf6878b656 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-288-auto-clear-users-history-start.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-288-auto-clear-users-history-start.log-expected.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T03:00:20.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T03:00:20.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Auto Clear Users History start",
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-289-auto-clear-users-history-end.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-289-auto-clear-users-history-end.log-expected.json
index 2b145726242..520f5e7d0d8 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-289-auto-clear-users-history-end.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-289-auto-clear-users-history-end.log-expected.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T03:00:20.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T03:00:20.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Auto Clear Users History end",
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-310-monitor-dr-replication-start.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-310-monitor-dr-replication-start.log-expected.json
index 34e9034090a..b5c73b3fe55 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-310-monitor-dr-replication-start.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-310-monitor-dr-replication-start.log-expected.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T02:48:07.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T02:48:07.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Monitor DR Replication start",
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-311-monitor-dr-replication-end.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-311-monitor-dr-replication-end.log-expected.json
index d9dc7c7e91e..187d663dea6 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-311-monitor-dr-replication-end.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-311-monitor-dr-replication-end.log-expected.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T02:48:07.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T02:48:07.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Monitor DR Replication end",
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-357-monitor-fw-rules-start.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-357-monitor-fw-rules-start.log-expected.json
index 8dc740f3a58..f0911327941 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-357-monitor-fw-rules-start.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-357-monitor-fw-rules-start.log-expected.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T02:32:56.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T02:32:56.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Monitor FW rules start",
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-358-monitor-fw-rules-end.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-358-monitor-fw-rules-end.log-expected.json
index 30c17c293ec..a10116dccb1 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-358-monitor-fw-rules-end.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-358-monitor-fw-rules-end.log-expected.json
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T02:32:56.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T02:32:56.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Monitor FW Rules end",
@@ -100,4 +100,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-479-security-warning-the-signature-hash-algorithm-of-the-vault-certificate-is-sha1.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-479-security-warning-the-signature-hash-algorithm-of-the-vault-certificate-is-sha1.log-expected.json
index db2d6e3c095..e4e48324c77 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-479-security-warning-the-signature-hash-algorithm-of-the-vault-certificate-is-sha1.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-479-security-warning-the-signature-hash-algorithm-of-the-vault-certificate-is-sha1.log-expected.json
@@ -57,7 +57,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T07:46:54.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T07:46:54.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Security warning - The Signature Hash Algorithm of the Vault certificate is SHA1.",
@@ -106,4 +106,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-59-clear-safe-history.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-59-clear-safe-history.log-expected.json
index 73ca5246970..fe6efef07d0 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-59-clear-safe-history.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-59-clear-safe-history.log-expected.json
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T03:10:31.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T03:10:31.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Clear Safe History",
@@ -156,4 +156,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-88-set-password.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-88-set-password.log-expected.json
index 33f03e6dc4e..200f82921ed 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-88-set-password.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-88-set-password.log-expected.json
@@ -107,7 +107,7 @@
             ]
         },
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T02:54:46.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T02:54:46.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Set Password",
@@ -1071,4 +1071,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-legacysyslog.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-legacysyslog.log-expected.json
index 4dc8877e0d3..e973824eff6 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-legacysyslog.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/audit/_dev/test/pipeline/test-legacysyslog.log-expected.json
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 {
     "expected": [
         {
-            "@timestamp": "2025-03-08T03:41:01.000Z",
+            "@timestamp": "2026-03-08T03:41:01.000Z",
             "cyberarkpas": {
                 "audit": {
                     "action": "Retrieve File",
@@ -52,4 +52,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log
index 2d62f027633..903ca23427d 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log
@@ -27,4 +27,4 @@
 {"format":"elastic","version":"1.0","syslog":{"monitor_record":{"Timestamp":"Oct 15 00:26:00","IsoTimestamp":"2024-10-15T00:26:00Z","Hostname":"VAULT","Vendor":"Cyber-Ark","Product":"VaultMonitor","Version":"11.7.0026","AverageExecutionTime":"14","MaxExecutionTime":"170","AverageQueueTime":"4","MaxQueueTime":"54","NumberOfParallelTasks":"0","MaxParallelTasks":"20","TransactionCount":"307","CPUUsage":"10","MemoryUsage":"60","DriveFreeSpaceInGB":"20","DriveTotalSpaceInGB":"40","SyslogQueueSize":"0"}}}
 {"format":"elastic","version":"1.0","syslog":{"monitor_record":{"Timestamp":"Oct 15 00:27:00","IsoTimestamp":"2024-10-15T00:27:00Z","Hostname":"VAULT","Vendor":"Cyber-Ark","Product":"VaultMonitor","Version":"11.7.0027","AverageExecutionTime":"10","MaxExecutionTime":"184","AverageQueueTime":"0","MaxQueueTime":"102","NumberOfParallelTasks":"1","MaxParallelTasks":"20","TransactionCount":"316","CPUUsage":"12","MemoryUsage":"60","DriveFreeSpaceInGB":"20","DriveTotalSpaceInGB":"40","SyslogQueueSize":"1"}}}
 {"format":"elastic","version":"1.0","syslog":{"monitor_record":{"Timestamp":"Oct 15 00:28:00","IsoTimestamp":"2024-10-15T00:28:00Z","Hostname":"VAULT","Vendor":"Cyber-Ark","Product":"VaultMonitor","Version":"11.7.0028","AverageExecutionTime":"11","MaxExecutionTime":"101","AverageQueueTime":"1","MaxQueueTime":"62","NumberOfParallelTasks":"1","MaxParallelTasks":"20","TransactionCount":"302","CPUUsage":"0","MemoryUsage":"63","DriveFreeSpaceInGB":"20","DriveTotalSpaceInGB":"40","SyslogQueueSize":"0"}}}
-{"format":"elastic","version":"1.0","syslog":{"monitor_record":{"Timestamp":"Oct 15 00:29:00","IsoTimestamp":"2024-10-15T00:29:00Z","Hostname":"VAULT","Vendor":"Cyber-Ark","Product":"VaultMonitor","Version":"11.7.0029","AverageExecutionTime":"10","MaxExecutionTime":"148","AverageQueueTime":"0","MaxQueueTime":"37","NumberOfParallelTasks":"1","MaxParallelTasks":"20","TransactionCount":"315","CPUUsage":"7","MemoryUsage":"62","DriveFreeSpaceInGB":"20","DriveTotalSpaceInGB":"40","SyslogQueueSize":"0"}}}
+2026-01-01T00:00:01-00:00 hostname0001 {"format":"elastic","version":"1.0","syslog":{"monitor_record":{"Timestamp":"Oct 15 00:29:00","IsoTimestamp":"2024-10-15T00:29:00Z","Hostname":"VAULT","Vendor":"Cyber-Ark","Product":"VaultMonitor","Version":"11.7.0029","AverageExecutionTime":"10","MaxExecutionTime":"148","AverageQueueTime":"0","MaxQueueTime":"37","NumberOfParallelTasks":"1","MaxParallelTasks":"20","TransactionCount":"315","CPUUsage":"7","MemoryUsage":"62","DriveFreeSpaceInGB":"20","DriveTotalSpaceInGB":"40","SyslogQueueSize":"0"}}}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log-expected.json b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log-expected.json
index 2b29acb7b08..10b9892518d 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log-expected.json
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/_dev/test/pipeline/test-monitor.log-expected.json
@@ -1476,7 +1476,7 @@
             },
             "event": {
                 "kind": "metric",
-                "original": "{\"format\":\"elastic\",\"version\":\"1.0\",\"syslog\":{\"monitor_record\":{\"Timestamp\":\"Oct 15 00:29:00\",\"IsoTimestamp\":\"2024-10-15T00:29:00Z\",\"Hostname\":\"VAULT\",\"Vendor\":\"Cyber-Ark\",\"Product\":\"VaultMonitor\",\"Version\":\"11.7.0029\",\"AverageExecutionTime\":\"10\",\"MaxExecutionTime\":\"148\",\"AverageQueueTime\":\"0\",\"MaxQueueTime\":\"37\",\"NumberOfParallelTasks\":\"1\",\"MaxParallelTasks\":\"20\",\"TransactionCount\":\"315\",\"CPUUsage\":\"7\",\"MemoryUsage\":\"62\",\"DriveFreeSpaceInGB\":\"20\",\"DriveTotalSpaceInGB\":\"40\",\"SyslogQueueSize\":\"0\"}}}"
+                "original": "2026-01-01T00:00:01-00:00 hostname0001 {\"format\":\"elastic\",\"version\":\"1.0\",\"syslog\":{\"monitor_record\":{\"Timestamp\":\"Oct 15 00:29:00\",\"IsoTimestamp\":\"2024-10-15T00:29:00Z\",\"Hostname\":\"VAULT\",\"Vendor\":\"Cyber-Ark\",\"Product\":\"VaultMonitor\",\"Version\":\"11.7.0029\",\"AverageExecutionTime\":\"10\",\"MaxExecutionTime\":\"148\",\"AverageQueueTime\":\"0\",\"MaxQueueTime\":\"37\",\"NumberOfParallelTasks\":\"1\",\"MaxParallelTasks\":\"20\",\"TransactionCount\":\"315\",\"CPUUsage\":\"7\",\"MemoryUsage\":\"62\",\"DriveFreeSpaceInGB\":\"20\",\"DriveTotalSpaceInGB\":\"40\",\"SyslogQueueSize\":\"0\"}}}"
             },
             "host": {
                 "cpu": {
@@ -1501,4 +1501,4 @@
             ]
         }
     ]
-}
\ No newline at end of file
+}
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml
index 743214d899b..9a43f847458 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/data_stream/monitor/elasticsearch/ingest_pipeline/default.yml
@@ -17,10 +17,34 @@ processors:
       target_field: event.original
       if: ctx.event?.original == null
       ignore_missing: true
+  #
+  # Parse syslog headers (if any) and extract JSON payload.
+  #
+  - grok:
+      tag: grok_event_original
+      field: event.original
+      patterns:
+        # RFC5424 from CyberArk.
+        # UseLegacySyslogFormat=No
+        # <5>1 2021-03-04T17:28:23Z VAULT {"format":"elastic","version":"1.0",...}
+        - "^<%{NONNEGINT:log.syslog.priority:long}>%{NONNEGINT} %{TIMESTAMP_ISO8601:_tmp.syslog_ts} %{SYSLOGHOST:_tmp.hostname} %{JSON_PAYLOAD:_tmp.payload}"
+
+        # Legacy format.
+        # UseLegacySyslogFormat=Yes
+        # Mar 08 02:57:42 VAULT {"format":"elastic","version":"1.0",...}
+        - "^%{SYSLOGTIMESTAMP:_tmp.syslog_ts} %{SYSLOGHOST:_tmp.hostname} %{JSON_PAYLOAD:_tmp.payload}"
+
+        # Catch-all mode, just JSON payload.
+        - "%{JSON_PAYLOAD:_tmp.payload}"
+      pattern_definitions:
+        JSON_PAYLOAD: '{"format":"elastic","version":"1.0",.*}'
+      on_failure:
+        - fail:
+            message: "unexpected event format: {{{_ingest.on_failure_message}}}"
 
   - json:
-      tag: json_event_original
-      field: event.original
+      tag: json_tmp_payload
+      field: _tmp.payload
       target_field: _tmp.json
       on_failure:
         - fail:
diff --git a/packages/cyberarkpas/manifest.yml b/packages/cyberarkpas/manifest.yml
index 7c28b85198b..8d7c8a92d58 100644
--- a/packages/cyberarkpas/manifest.yml
+++ b/packages/cyberarkpas/manifest.yml
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 name: cyberarkpas
 title: CyberArk Privileged Access Security
-version: "2.27.0"
+version: "2.28.0"
 description: Collect logs from CyberArk Privileged Access Security with Elastic Agent.
 type: integration
 format_version: "3.0.3"