CVE-2026-86207 - Vulnerability Details - OpenCVE

An authentication bypass in N-central < 2026.3 HF 3 leads to authentication bypass in internal only APIs

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements Present

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact High

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact High

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

No CVSS v3.1

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

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Fixes

Solution

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Workaround

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References

Link	Providers
https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2026.3_HF3_Release_Notes.htm
https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002LUzKAM/cve202686207-authentication-bypass-leads-to-unauthorised-access-to-ncentral

History

Sat, 05 Sep 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type	Values Removed	Values Added
Description		An authentication bypass in N-central < 2026.3 HF 3 leads to authentication bypass in internal only APIs
Title		Authentication bypass leads to unauthorised access to N-central
Weaknesses		CWE-305
References		https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2026.3_HF3_Release_Notes.htm https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002LUzKAM/cve202686207-authentication-bypass-leads-to-unauthorised-access-to-ncentral
Metrics		cvssV4_0 `{'score': 7.7, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}`

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MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: N-able

Published: 2026-09-05T19:12:06.178Z

Updated: 2026-09-05T19:20:37.779Z

Reserved: 2026-09-05T12:27:21.549Z

Link: CVE-2026-86207

Vulnrichment

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NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-05T19:16:56.190

Modified: 2026-09-05T19:16:56.190

Link: CVE-2026-86207

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OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-05T20:30:17Z

Weaknesses

CWE-305

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