CVE-2026-86218 N-able N-central Static Code Injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary code remotely without authentication on N-able N-central servers, requiring an immediate upgrade.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 8 Sep 2026
- Login needed
- Not needed
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2026-86218?
CVE-2026-86218 is a critical code injection vulnerability in N-able N-central, published on 6 Sep 2026. An attacker can exploit it over the internet without logging in, with no action from the victim.
Official description
N-central is vulnerable to a pre-auth remote code execution This issue affects N-central: before 2026.3.1.14.
Weakness: CWE-96
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-86218?
It affects 1 product.
Products include N-Able N-Central.
How do I fix CVE-2026-86218?
No fix has been published for CVE-2026-86218 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 11 Sep 2026.
Upgrade, and never evaluate templates, expressions or code built from user input. More about Code injection.
Is CVE-2026-86218 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2026-86218 in the wild since at least 8 Sep 2026.
Public exploit code: 1 Metasploit module, 1 Nuclei template and 3 proofs of concept on GitHub.
Other vulnerabilities in N-able N-central
- CVE-2025-8875 N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization
- CVE-2025-8876 N-able N-Central Command Injection
- CVE-2026-18577 N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2026-18556 N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2025-11367 N-central windows software probe Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-5f24-g9g9-m3v8.