CVE-2026-86206 (GCVE-0-2026-86206)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-05 19:17 – Updated: 2026-09-08 10:35
VLAI Previdian
Title
Access control filter bypass allows unauthorised access to APIs
Summary
A vulnerability in the N-central internal API access control filter allows unauthorised access to internal APIs. This is fixed in N-central 2026.3 HF3 and 2026.4
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: yes Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-08 10:29 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-791 - Incomplete filtering of special elements
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
N-able N-central Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.1.13 (custom)
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Date Public
2026-09-05 19:16
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-86206

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-10 06:32 UTC

Exploited: Yes


Timestamps
First Seen: 2026-09-10
Asserted: 2026-09-10

Scope
Notes: Access control filter bypass allows unauthorised access to APIs | Affected: N-able / N-central | CVSS: 6.9 (MEDIUM) | EPSS: 0.00676 | Used in malware: unknown | Not yet in CISA KEV: True

Evidence

Type: Public Report

Signal: Successful Exploitation

Confidence: 70%

Source: previdian


Details
Feed Previdian (previdian.com)
Title Access control filter bypass allows unauthorised access to APIs
Cve Id CVE-2026-86206
Vendor N-able
Ghsa Id None
Product N-central
Added Date 2026-09-10T06:32:55.151Z
Cvss Score 6.9
Epss Score 0.00676
Previous Ids
Cvss Severity MEDIUM
Virtual Patch False
Cvss Estimated False
Epss Percentile 0.50174
Used In Malware unknown
Vulnerability Id CVE-2026-86206
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-09-11 07:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-11 07:00 UTC
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