CVE-2026-86207 (GCVE-0-2026-86207)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-05 19:12 – Updated: 2026-09-08 15:18
VLAI Previdian
Title
Authentication bypass leads to unauthorised access to N-central
Summary
An authentication bypass in N-central < 2026.3 HF 3 leads to authentication bypass in internal only APIs
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: total
CISA Coordinator · CISA-ADP (v2.0.3)
Decision recorded 2026-09-08 15:18 UTC
CWE
  • CWE-305 - Authentication bypass by primary weakness
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
N-able N-central Affected: 0 , < 2026.3.1.13 (custom)
guessed Create a notification for this product.
Previdian
Known Exploited Vulnerability - GCVE BCP-07 Compliant

Vulnerability ID: CVE-2026-86207

Status: Confirmed

Status Updated: 2026-09-09 07:56 UTC

Exploited: Yes


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

Scope
Notes: Authentication bypass leads to unauthorised access to N-central | Affected: N-able / N-central | CVSS: 7.7 (HIGH) | EPSS: 0.00734 | 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 Authentication bypass leads to unauthorised access to N-central
Vendor N-able
Product N-central
Added Date 2026-09-09T07:56:22.822Z
Cvss Score 7.7
Epss Score 0.00734
Cvss Severity HIGH
Epss Percentile 0.52282
Used In Malware unknown
Ahead Of Cisa Kev None
Not Yet In Cisa Kev True

References

Created: 2026-09-10 08:00 UTC | Updated: 2026-09-10 08:00 UTC
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