N-able N-central
CVE-2026-86218
N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.
What this means for your business
- It affects N-able N-central. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- Attackers are already using it. CISA added it to its list of flaws used in real attacks on 8 September 2026.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, without a login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.7% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 52% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run N-able N-central, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
- 3Treat it as urgent. US federal agencies must fix it by 11 September 2026. That deadline does not apply to private companies, but it shows how seriously CISA takes it.
- 4Because attackers have used it, check the affected systems for signs of a break-in, not only for the update.
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Required action
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
CISA’s wording, unedited. The notes it mentions are in CISA’s catalogue entry.
Scoring
- CVSS
- 9.8 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H- CVSS v4
- 10.0
- Weakness
- CWE-96
- Assigned by
- a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-08
- Last modified
- 2026-09-09
- Added to KEV
- 2026-09-08
- Remediation due
- 2026-09-11
- Sources
- CISA KEV, NVD
Affected products
- N-Able N-Central- 2026.3, 2026.3
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.
Coverage
- N-able security advisory (AV26-885) – Update 2Canadian Centre for Cyber Security · 2026-09-09
- N-able N-central Pre-Auth RCE Flaw Exploited in the WildThe Hacker News · 2026-09-09
- N-able Releases Hotfix for Critical Remote Code Execution VulnerabilityInfosecurity Magazine · 2026-09-07