CVE-2026-86206 (GCVE-0-2026-86206)
Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-05 19:17 – Updated: 2026-09-08 10:35
VLAI
EPSS
VEX
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
Severity
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
Assigner
References
2 references
| URL | Tags |
|---|---|
| https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Releas… | release-notes |
| https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy00… | vendor-advisory |
Impacted products
Date Public
2026-09-05 19:16
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