N-Central vulnerabilitiesAnd the versions its exploited flaws hit.

Product5 known exploited14 versions
The short answer

N-Central is made by N-Able. We track 9 published vulnerabilities in it, across 14 versions. 5 of them are on the list of flaws known to be exploited, the newest added on 8 September 2026. If you run N-Central, check your version against the exploited flaws below and patch those first.

Check your version

The most recent N-Central flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2026-86218, on 8 September 2026. We keep watching the known-exploited list.

Versions

Which versions of N-Central do the exploited flaws hit?

Each exploited flaw lists the versions it affects, usually as ranges. "before 2026.3" means every version up to, but not including, 2026.3. Find your version, then patch.

  • CVE-2026-86218Exploited list, 8 Sep 2026

    N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability

    before 2026.32026.32026.3-hotfix12026.3-hotfix22026.3-hotfix3
  • CVE-2026-18556Exploited list, 4 Aug 2026

    N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

    up to 2026.1
  • CVE-2026-18577Exploited list, 3 Aug 2026

    N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

    before 2026.32026.3
  • CVE-2025-8875Exploited list, 13 Aug 2025

    N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability

    before 2025.3.1
  • CVE-2025-8876Exploited list, 13 Aug 2025

    N-able N-Central Command Injection Vulnerability

    before 2025.3.1
Known exploited

Which N-Central vulnerabilities are being exploited?

5 flaws are on the government list of vulnerabilities known to be exploited. These are the ones criminals are using now, so they go first, whatever their severity score says.

  1. 10.0
    CVE-2026-86218CriticalKnown exploited
    N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability

    N-able N-central contains a static code injection vulnerability that could allow for pre-authentication remote code execution.

    Chance of use15%Known exploited since8 Sep 2026
  2. 8.2
    CVE-2026-18556HighKnown exploited
    N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

    N-able N-central contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel that allows for authentication bypass.

    Chance of use44%Known exploited since4 Aug 2026
  3. 8.2
    CVE-2026-18577HighKnown exploited
    N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability

    N-able N-central contains an authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel allows for authentication bypass and account takeover in N-central.

    Chance of use15%Known exploited since3 Aug 2026
  4. 9.4
    CVE-2025-8875CriticalKnown exploited
    N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability

    N-able N-Central contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that could lead to command execution.

    Chance of use2.3%Known exploited since13 Aug 2025
  5. 9.4
    CVE-2025-8876CriticalKnown exploited
    N-able N-Central Command Injection Vulnerability

    N-able N-Central contains a command injection vulnerability via improper sanitization of user input.

    Chance of use4.1%Known exploited since13 Aug 2025
Exploit likelihood

Which N-Central flaws are most likely to be used?

Ranked by the latest exploit-likelihood forecast: the chance each flaw is used in an attack in the next 30 days. A high severity score on its own doesn't tell you that. Flaws shared by many other makers' products are left out.

50% or more10% to 49%Under 10%
  1. 44%
    CVE-2026-18556HighKnown exploited

    Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass.

    CVSS8.2Published1 Aug 2026
  2. 32%

    N-central versions < 2025.4 are vulnerable to multiple XML External Entities injection leading to information disclosure

    CVSS8.4Published12 Nov 2025
  3. 15%
    CVE-2026-86218CriticalKnown exploited

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

    CVSS10.0Published6 Sep 2026
  4. 15%
    CVE-2026-18577HighKnown exploited

    An incomplete patch for CVE-2026-18556 allows for authentication bypass and account takeover in N-central Versions through 2026.3.1

    CVSS8.2Published2 Aug 2026
  5. 4.1%
    CVE-2025-8876CriticalKnown exploited

    Improper Input Validation vulnerability in N-able N-central allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.

    CVSS9.4Published14 Aug 2025
  6. 2.3%
    CVE-2025-8875CriticalKnown exploited

    Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.

    CVSS9.4Published14 Aug 2025
  7. 1.9%

    The N-central server is vulnerable to an authentication bypass of the user interface.

    CVSS9.1Published1 Jul 2024
  8. 0.6%

    The N-central Software Probe < 2025.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via deserialization

    CVSS10.0Published12 Nov 2025
  9. 0.6%

    N-central < 2025.4 is vulnerable to authentication bypass via path traversal

    CVSS9.4Published12 Nov 2025
  10. 0.6%

    An issue discovered in N-able N-central before 2023.6 and earlier allows attackers to gain escalated privileges via API calls.

    CVSS9.8Published8 Feb 2024
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We track 9 published vulnerabilities listed under the name N-Central, across 14 versions. The most recent N-Central flaw added to the known-exploited list is CVE-2026-86218, on 8 September 2026.

5 are on the list of flaws known to be exploited. The most recently added are CVE-2026-86218, CVE-2026-18556 and CVE-2026-18577.

Each flaw names its own versions, usually as ranges. The newest, CVE-2026-86218, affects before 2026.3, 2026.3, 2026.3-hotfix1, 2026.3-hotfix2 and more. The versions for every exploited flaw are listed on this page.

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