Vulnerability · CVE-2026-86218
N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability
Published Sep 5, 2026 · catalog updated Sep 8, 2026 · N-able N-central
Patch now
CVE-2026-86218 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 11, 2026. Confirm N-able N-central against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
- Severity
- Critical10.0
- Known exploitation
- CISA KEV and VulnCheck KEV
- EPSS
- 13.35%
- Remediation
- Remediation guidance
- Affected products
- cpe n-able/n-central · vendor N-able N-central
N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution. Initial-access exploit intelligence.
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- cpe n-able/n-central2026.3
- vendor N-able N-centralversion unspecified
How to fix CVE-2026-86218
Recommended remediation
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 due date Sep 11, 2026.
Official advisories
What to do
Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.
Should you patch?
CVE-2026-86218 is in the CISA known-exploited catalog, due Sep 11, 2026. Confirm N-able N-central against the vendor advisory and apply that fix. The CVSS score does not change the priority.
Which versions are affected?
Compare what you have installed with 2026.3. 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.
What should an analyst verify?
CWE-96. EPSS 13.35%. The CISA KEV listing is the exploitation evidence. A public exploit reference is linked in Sources. That is not the same as confirmed exploitation. Use the source links for the original advisory.
Code
The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.
No public source repository is identified for this product.
Timeline
Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.
Sep 5, 2026 · Catalog
Detected
N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.
Sep 8, 2026 · CISA KEV
Known exploited
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
Sep 8, 2026 · Catalog
Updated
N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.
Sep 11, 2026 · CISA KEV
Remediation due
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
Sources
- CISA KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-86218
N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.
cisa.gov - CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86218
Official CVE identifier
cve.org - FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-86218
30-day exploitation probability 13.3%
first.org - Metasploit ModulesPublic exploit moduleexploit_linux/http/nable_ncentral_unauth_rce_cve_2026_86218
Public module reference (great). Module source is not copied into this catalog.
rapid7.com - Nuclei TemplatesDetection templateCVE-2026-86218
CVE-2026-86218 has a public Nuclei detection template.
github.com - NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-86218
N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.
nvd.nist.gov - VulnCheck KEVConfirmed exploitationCVE-2026-86218
N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.
vulncheck.com
References
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · euvd.enisa.europa.eu
- CISA note · me.n-able.com
- CISA note · nvd.nist.gov
- CISA note · status.n-able.com
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · uptime.n-able.com
- US Government Resource · cisa.gov
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- CISA note · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · cisa.gov
- VulnCheck exploitation evidence · huntress.com
Freshness
Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.