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CVE-2026-86218

CVE-2026-86218CRITICAL

N-able N-central — pre-authentication remote code execution

  AV  AC  AT  PR  UI  VC  VI  VA   CVSS    EPSS   %ile   KEV
   N   L   N   N   N   H   H   H   10.0   .1293   96.2   YES

AFFECTED
  Product    Versions     Fixed
  N-central  unspecified  —

TIMELINE
  Sep 5   Reserved by N-able
  Sep 6   Published (CNA: N-able)
  Sep 8   ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-86218 (N-able N-central). Remediation due September 11, 2026.
  Sep 12  DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-86218 (N-able N-central). CISA remediation deadline was September 11, 2026; still in catalog.

CWE-96 · CNA: N-able · CVSS v4.0 · 2 references · NVD status: Analyzed · KEV due September 11, 2026

Description

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

Lifecycle

Complete event history — 4 events, chronological
Date	Event	Detail
September 5, 2026	Reserved	Reserved by N-able
September 6, 2026	Published	Published (CNA: N-able)
September 8, 2026	KEV ADDED	ADDED TO KEV — CVE-2026-86218 (N-able N-central). Remediation due September 11, 2026.
September 12, 2026	DUE DATE PASSED	DUE DATE PASSED — CVE-2026-86218 (N-able N-central). CISA remediation deadline was September 11, 2026; still in catalog.

Affected

Affected products and packages — 1 row
Vendor	Product / Package	Ecosystem	Version introduced	Fixed
N-able	N-central	—	—	—

Weaknesses

CWE-96

References (2)

https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000002Ld3KAE/cve202686218-preauthentication-remote-code-execution [Vendor Advisory]
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-86218 [US Government Resource]

Authoritative record: CVE-2026-86218 at cve.org

Vendors: n-able

Weaknesses: CWE-96

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This is a reference page, not a dated page of record. It assembles the complete lifecycle of CVE-2026-86218 from the CVE Program record, NVD enrichment, the CISA KEV catalog, EPSS, and OSV advisories. The box score's numbers (CVSS, EPSS, KEV status) are current as of Saturday, October 3, 2026 UTC and are re-derived as the archive grows; only dated daily editions are immutable pages of record. The authoritative source for this identifier is cve.org.