CVE-2026-86218

Description

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

Severity scores

Each score is shown as its source gave it. They are not averaged or merged.

• 10.0CVSS 4.0, Criticalfrom the CNA (N-able)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

What to do

• 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.CISA KEV required action

Historical context and remediation

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CAPEC-549 Local Execution of Code (CNA impact statement)

Version statuses below come from the CNA. An “unaffected” version is not necessarily a currently supported release or proof of a patch date. EPSS is a dated risk estimate, not a count of historical attacks.

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Affected products

Timeline

1. 6 Sep 2026 Published
2. 8 Sep 2026 CVE-2026-86218 added to CISA KEV
3. 8 Sep 2026 Added to the CISA KEV catalogue

Weakness

• CWE-96

References

• me.n-able.comvendor-advisory