---
id: CVE-2026-86218
title: >-
  N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects
  N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.
summary: >-
  N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects
  N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.
severity: critical
cvss: 9.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-96
vendor: n-able
product: n-central
affected:
  - n-central < 2026.3
  - n-central = 2026.3
patched:
  - n-central 2026.3
published: '2026-09-06'
updated: '2026-09-09'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-09T05:18:19.490'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86218'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002Ld3KAE/cve202686218-preauthentication-remote-code-execution
    label: a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
  - url: >-
      https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-86218
    label: 134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - in-the-wild
  - exploit-available
  - kev
exploited: true
exploitAvailable: true
ssvc:
  exploitation: active
  automatable: 'yes'
  technicalImpact: total
  timestamp: '2026-09-08T18:44:13.538607Z'
scores:
  nvd: 9.8
  cna: 10
epss: 0.12928
epssPercentile: 0.96171
kev: true
kevDateAdded: '2026-09-08'
kevDueDate: '2026-09-11'
kevRansomware: false
exploits:
  github: 3
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/HORKimhab/CVE-2026-86218'
    - 'https://github.com/Udyz/CVE-2026-86218'
    - 'https://github.com/super-meuw/CVE-2026-86218'
  nuclei:
    - CVE-2026-86218
  checkedAt: '2026-09-25T08:21:18.933Z'
ingestedAt: '2026-09-06T15:57:05.200Z'
---

## Overview

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

## Affected

- `n-central < 2026.3`
- `n-central = 2026.3`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `n-central 2026.3`