CVE-2026-18556
Unauthenticated administrative account takeover
At a glance
- Source
- NVD
- EPSS
- EPSS 7.88 % · percentile 95 ()
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Published
- Updated
- Assigner
- N-able
- NVD status
- Analyzed
Description
Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.
Weaknesses (CWE)
- CWE-288 — Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
References
Scores
| Version | Score | Vector | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | N-able |
| CVSS 4.0 | HIGH 8.2 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X | NVD · a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b (Secondary) |
| CVSS 3.1 | HIGH 7.4 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N | NVD · nvd@nist.gov (Primary) |
European references
- ENISA EUVD · EUVD-2026-51918
- GCVE · GCVE-0-2026-18556
Affected configurations (NVD CPE)
cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*≤ 2026.1
Affected products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
| N-able · N-central | affected 0 ≤ 2026.1 |
Sources
| Source | Licence |
|---|---|
| CVE List (CVEProject cvelistV5) | CVE Program Terms of Use |
| CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities | CC0 1.0 |
| EPSS (FIRST.org) | FIRST — attribution requested |
| ENISA EUVD | ENISA — reproduction authorised, source acknowledged |
| NVD (NIST) via fkie-cad/nvd-json-data-feeds | Public domain — this product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD |