---
id: CVE-2026-86207
title: >-
  An authentication bypass in N-central < 2026.3 HF 3 leads to authentication
  bypass in internal only APIs
summary: >-
  An authentication bypass in N-central < 2026.3 HF 3 leads to authentication
  bypass in internal only APIs
severity: high
cvss: 7.7
cvssVector: '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'
cwe:
  - CWE-305
vendor: N-able
product: N-central
affected:
  - N-central < 2026.3.1.13
published: '2026-09-05'
updated: '2026-09-08'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-08T19:16:41.410'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86207'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2026.3_HF3_Release_Notes.htm
    label: a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
  - url: >-
      https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002LUzKAM/cve202686207-authentication-bypass-leads-to-unauthorised-access-to-ncentral
    label: a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00734
epssPercentile: 0.52995
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T15:18:35.492307Z'
cvssSource: cna
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T10:53:52.293Z'
exploits:
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2026-86207
  checkedAt: '2026-09-24T07:53:21.740Z'
exploitAvailable: true
---

## Overview

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

## Remediation

Refer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.