Actively exploited KEV catalog No authentication
CVE-2026-86218

N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability

N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.

CheckOps priority index
6.9/10 Patch within 7 days
Severity10.0
Probability1.5
Exploitation4/5

Severity = CVSS. Probability = EPSS (FIRST). Exploitation = public signals: KEV, EUVD, ransomware, EPSS above 10 %, no account required.

EPSS · today 15.4% higher than 96.8% of CVEs
CVSS 4.0 10.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/
Exploited for 56 days 08 Sept 2026
CISA due date 11 Sept 2026 for US federal agencies

Exploitation probability EPSS · FIRST

05010025 Sep05 Oct15 Oct24 Oct02 Nov
EPSS probability (%)Percentile among all CVEs

Exploitation signals 4 / 5

  • KEV catalog (CISA)08 Sept 2026
  • Exploited in EUVD (ENISA)08 Sept 2026
  • Used by ransomwareno
  • EPSS above 10 %15.4%
  • No account, over the networkyes

What to do

Fix

Apply the vendor’s fix as soon as it is available.

CISA guidance: 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.

Meanwhile

Take the service off the internet or restrict access to it, watch the logs and look for signs of compromise.

Manufacturers (CRA)

Exploited vulnerability in your product: early warning to ENISA within 24 h, then notification within 72 h (Article 14 of the Cyber Resilience Act). The CRA explained

Affected products

N-central
Affected versions
  • 0 <2026.3.1.14
Weaknesses (CWE)

Open source packages OSV

Affected libraries according to OSV, with fixed versions.

Timeline

  1. Published

  2. Exploitation reported (ENISA)

  3. Added to the KEV catalog

  4. CISA remediation due date

  5. EPSS peak: 15.4%

References

Other exploited vulnerabilities from the same vendor

  • CVE-2026-18556N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
    5.3 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2026-18577N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
    6.1 · Actively exploited
  • CVE-2025-8876N-able N-Central Command Injection Vulnerability
    5.1 · Background exploitation
  • CVE-2025-8875N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability
    5.0 · Background exploitation

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Sources: CISA KEV · ENISA EUVD · FIRST EPSS · OSV. Public data aggregated by CheckOps, updated automatically. Source texts remain the property of their authors. All exploited vulnerabilities