CVE-2026-86218 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

Description

N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.

Published: 2026-09-06

Score: 10 Critical

EPSS: n/a

KEV: No

Impact:

Action:

Analysis

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Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions

N-able

N-central

unaffected

Version	Status	Constraints
`0`	affected	< 2026.3.1.14

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Remediation

No vendor fix or workaround currently provided.

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Tracking

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Advisories

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Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required None

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact High

Subsequent System Integrity Impact High

Subsequent System Availability Impact High

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

References

Link	Providers
https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002Ld3KAE/cve202686218-preauthentication-remote-code-execution

History

Sun, 06 Sep 2026 02:30:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.
Title		pre-authentication remote code execution
Weaknesses		CWE-96
References		https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002Ld3KAE/cve202686218-preauthentication-remote-code-execution
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 10, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}`

Subscriptions

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: N-able

Published: 2026-09-06T02:15:28.824Z

Updated: 2026-09-06T02:15:28.824Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T22:34:40.390Z

Link: CVE-2026-86218

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-06T03:17:17.373

Modified: 2026-09-06T03:17:17.373

Link: CVE-2026-86218

Redhat

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-06T03:30:05Z

Weaknesses

CWE-96

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