{"id":"CVE-2026-18556","title":"Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass.\n\nThis issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.","summary":"Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass.\n\nThis issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.","severity":"none","cwe":["CWE-288"],"published":"2026-08-01","updated":"2026-08-01","source":"NVD","sourceUrl":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-18556","references":[{"url":"https://uptime.n-able.com/","label":"a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b"}],"tags":["nvd","kev","in-the-wild","exploit-available"],"ingestedAt":"2026-08-02T09:18:11.964Z","epss":0.40158,"epssPercentile":0.98613,"kev":true,"exploited":true,"kevDateAdded":"2026-08-04","kevDueDate":"2026-08-07","kevRansomware":false,"exploits":{"github":1,"githubRepos":["https://github.com/CreamyG31337/ncentral-compromise-ioc-triage"],"checkedAt":"2026-09-21T15:28:15.978Z"},"exploitAvailable":true,"slug":"CVE-2026-18556","body":"## Overview\n\nAuthentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass.\n\nThis issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":36,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":2.8,"likelihood":8,"exploitation":25,"ransomware":0},"changes":[{"seq":4978,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1788887223488,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":3861,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1788886355447,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":2689,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1788883020736,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":1718,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1788882425207,"field":"exploit_available","old":"true","new":"false"},{"seq":824,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1788881858621,"field":"exploit_available","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":197,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1787863387297,"field":"epss","old":"0.03928","new":"0.40158"},{"seq":110,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1785872083690,"field":"exploited","old":"false","new":"true"},{"seq":109,"id":"CVE-2026-18556","ts":1785872083690,"field":"kev","old":"false","new":"true"}]}