Access control filter bypass allows unauthorised access to APIs (CVE-2026-86206)
Published Last modified Sources: BSI, CVE.org
- Actively exploited
- Source: VulnCheck KEV (opens in a new tab)
What is affected, what to do
A vulnerability in the N-central internal API access control filter allows unauthorised access to internal APIs. This is fixed in N-central 2026.3 HF3 and 2026.4
The vulnerability is being actively exploited; treat it as a priority. Update N-able N-central to version 2026.3.1.13.
- Affected
- N-able N-central
lt *..2026.3.1.13
- N-able N-central
- Fixed in
- N-able N-central
2026.3.1.13
- N-able N-central
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Metrics
6.9
Priority
XIEM Effective CVSS: highest available CVSS rating from NVD and vendor data.
Source: Vendor (CNA), CVSS v4
6.9
CVSS v4
Severity Medium on the scale from 0 to 10.
Source: BSI, CVE.org
1.1 %
EPSS score
Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
Source: FIRST EPSS, percentile 65.6
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- Severity
- Medium
Priority score
The priority score is a consolidated metric that condenses several individual signals into a single, action-guiding ranking: technical severity (CVSS), exploitation likelihood (EPSS), known-exploited status (KEV) and the context of the affected asset. The aim is to answer the only truly important question in vulnerability management: what first?
Read in glossary- 96.08
Exploit maturity
An exploit is code or a technique that specifically uses a concrete vulnerability to force unintended behaviour — such as executing code or escalating privileges. It is the tool that turns a theoretical flaw into a practical attack.
Read in glossary- actively exploited (KEV)Source: VulnCheck KEV (opens in a new tab)
XIEM Effective CVSS
XIEM® is the tiered managed-security operating model from NEOSEC and a registered trademark of NEOSEC GmbH. It extends classic SIEM — the central collection, normalisation and correlation of security-relevant events — with endpoint forensics, network visibility and deception technology, and consolidates them into three building tiers: Sentry, Orchestrate and Command.
Read in glossary- 6.9
CVSS v4
CVSS is the globally established, open standard for assessing the technical severity of a vulnerability on a scale from 0 to 10. It describes how easily a flaw can be exploited and what damage it can cause — but not how likely its actual exploitation is. CVSS and the complementary EPSS deliberately answer different questions.
Read in glossary- 6.9
EPSS score
The EPSS score is the absolute model output for an individual vulnerability: the estimated probability of real-world exploitation within the next 30 days, expressed as a value between 0 and 1 (i.e. 0 % to 100 %). A score of 0.42 means „the model estimates a 42 % chance of real-world exploitation within 30 days“.
Read in glossary- 1.1 %
- Moderate — model estimates 1-10% exploitation likelihood.
EPSS percentile
The EPSS percentile is the relative position of a vulnerability within all EPSS-scored CVEs, expressed as a value between 0 and 1. A percentile of 0.90 means „this CVE has a higher EPSS score than 90 % of all other scored CVEs“. Unlike the EPSS score, it is not a probability — but a positioning within a ranking.
Read in glossary- 65.6
- High — this CVE ranks above the median of all CVEs scored today (rank ≥ 36%).
KEV status
The KEV catalogue is a list maintained by the US authority CISA of vulnerabilities for which active exploitation in the wild has been confirmed. It answers not the question „how severe?“ but „is it already being attacked?“ — thereby sharply prioritising patching.
Read in glossary- —
- Published
CWE
CWE is a catalogue of typical weakness types in software and hardware — such as flawed input validation, unsafe memory handling or poor authentication. Where a CVE names a concrete vulnerability in a concrete product, a CWE describes the underlying class of defect.
Read in glossary- CWE-791
Classification under NIS2 and CRA
Rule-based classification from exploitation status and severity. It does not replace a case-by-case assessment.
NIS2
NIS2 is EU Directive (EU) 2022/2555 to raise the level of cybersecurity across the Union. It substantially broadens obligations compared with the first NIS directive: more sectors, mandatory risk management, staged reporting duties and personal accountability of senior management.
Read in glossary- Actively exploited: treat the vulnerability as a priority in vulnerability handling under Art. 21(2)(e) NIS2. If it is exploited in your environment, check the reporting obligation under Art. 23 (early warning within 24 hours).
CRA
The CRA is EU Regulation (EU) 2024/2847 setting horizontal cybersecurity requirements for „products with digital elements“ — from industrial controllers and software to connected consumer devices. For the first time manufacturers must ensure security across the entire product lifecycle, handle vulnerabilities and provide security updates.
Read in glossary- Since 11.09.2026, manufacturers of affected products with digital elements must report actively exploited vulnerabilities under Art. 14 CRA, with an early warning within 24 hours via ENISA's single reporting platform.
ISO/IEC 27001
ISO/IEC 27001 is the internationally leading standard for an information security management system (ISMS). It describes a risk-based, process-oriented framework to systematically plan, implement, review and improve information security.
Read in glossary- Control A.8.8, management of technical vulnerabilities: assess relevance to your systems, plan remediation and keep evidence.
Description
A vulnerability in the N-central internal API access control filter allows unauthorised access to internal APIs. This is fixed in N-central 2026.3 HF3 and 2026.4
Source: BSI WID Portal, BSI CSAF, NVD (NIST), cvelistv5, CVE.org (MITRE)
Affected products
The following versions are affected. Older releases of the same product line are also vulnerable unless stated otherwise.
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| N-able | N-central |
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Weakness classes (CWE)
CWE-791Incomplete Filtering of Special Elements
Base
The product receives data from an upstream component, but does not completely filter special elements before sending it to a downstream component.
Entry at MITRE CWE-791
References & sources
- documentation.n-able.comN-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2026.3_HF3_Release…Release notes
- me.n-able.coms/security-advisory/aArVy0000002LTNKA2/cve202686206-access-cont…Vendor advisory
Reanalysis & status changes
Chronological NVD audit events for this CVE — reanalyses, CVSS updates, CPE diffs.
CVE Modified134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0
- SSVC: after {"id":"CVE-2026-86206","role":"CISA Coordinator","options":[{"exploitation":"none"},{"automatable":"yes"},{"technical…
New CVE Receiveda5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
- Description: after A vulnerability in the N-central internal API access control filter allows unauthorised access to internal APIs. This is fixed in N-central 2026.3 HF3 and 2026.4
- CVSS V4.0: after AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
- CWE: after CWE-791
- Affected: after New affected value received. <a href="https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/blob/main/cves/2026/86xxx/CVE-2026-86206.json">CVE-2026-86206</a>