{"id":"CVE-2026-86218","url":"https://www.cyber-defence.io/tools/cve/CVE-2026-86218","generatedAt":"2026-10-31T04:00:52.521Z","title":"N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability","description":"N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.","published":"2026-09-06T03:17:17.000Z","lastModified":"2026-09-09T05:18:19.000Z","status":"Analyzed","sourceIdentifier":"a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b","cvss":{"version":"4.0","score":10,"severity":"CRITICAL","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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M"},"cwe":["CWE-96"],"affected":["n-able/n-central"],"epss":{"score":0.15385,"percentile":0.96781,"date":"2026-10-30","history":[{"date":"2026-09-24","score":0.12928,"percentile":0.96171},{"date":"2026-10-09","score":0.14509,"percentile":0.9656},{"date":"2026-10-15","score":0.13349,"percentile":0.96368},{"date":"2026-10-25","score":0.15385,"percentile":0.96759}]},"kev":{"listed":true,"dateAdded":"2026-09-08","dueDate":"2026-09-11","knownRansomwareCampaignUse":"Unknown","notes":"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.\nhttps://status.n-able.com/2026/09/06/n-central-2026-3-hotfix-4-cve-2026-86218/ ; https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002Ld3KAE/cve202686218-preauthentication-remote-code-execution ; BOD 26-04: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; Forensics Triage Requirements: https://www.cisa.gov/news-events/directives/bod-26-04-implementation-guidance-prioritizing-security-updates-based-risk ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86218"},"exploits":{"count":0,"verified":false,"firstPublished":null,"source":"Exploit-DB (https://gitlab.com/exploit-database/exploitdb)","entries":[]},"verdict":{"level":"urgent","text":"Known to be exploited in the wild (CISA KEV, CISA remediation deadline 11 September 2026). Treat as an emergency change: patch or isolate now, then hunt for prior compromise."},"changes":[{"kind":"epss","label":"EPSS jump","at":"2026-09-24T00:00:00.000Z","detail":{"to":0.12928,"from":0.07494,"percentile":0.96171},"summary":"EPSS moved from 7.5% to 12.9% probability of exploitation in the next thirty days."}],"references":[{"url":"https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002Ld3KAE/cve202686218-preauthentication-remote-code-execution","tags":["Vendor Advisory"],"source":"a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b"},{"url":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-86218","tags":["US Government Resource"],"source":"134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0"}],"sources":{"nvd":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86218","epss":"https://www.first.org/epss/","kev":"https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","exploitdb":"https://www.exploit-db.com/"},"licence":"CC BY 4.0 — link back to the CVE Explorer if you publish the results; upstream data remains subject to its own terms."}