CVE-2026-86218

CRITICALCVSS 9.8Known Exploited

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability

https://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

Remediation deadline: September 11, 2026

Description

N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.

Timeline

Published:September 6th, 2026 3:17 AM

Last modified:September 9th, 2026 5:18 AM

Added to KEV:September 8th, 2026

CVSS Scoring

CVSS v3: 9.8 (CRITICAL)

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Affected Software

From NVD CPE configuration data

Vendors

n-able

Products

n-central

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-96

References & Reports

Advisories, patches, and third-party reports

Source: NIST NVD · Data may lag official sources by up to one minute