CVE-2026-18577
high · 8.2Actively exploitedOn the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog
Apply mitigations in accordance with vendor instructions, ensuring compliance with CISA’s BOD 26-04 Prioritizing Security Updates Based on Risk (see URL in Notes) guidance and CISA’s “Forensics Triage Requirements” (see URL in Notes). Follow applicable BOD 26-04 guidance for cloud services or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. Stakeholders are responsible for evaluating each asset's internet exposure and ensuring adherence to BOD 26-04 patching guidelines.
A public exploit / detection template exists
Weaponised detection is publicly available, which meaningfully raises real-world risk regardless of CVSS. nuclei-templates →
An incomplete patch for CVE-2026-18556 allows for authentication bypass and account takeover in N-central Versions through 2026.3.1
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L/E:A/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
Weaknesses
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| n-able | n-central | < 2026.3 |
| n-able | n-central | 2026.3 |
Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.
References
- https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2026.3_HF1_Release_Notes.htm
- https://status.n-able.com/2026/08/02/n-central-2026-3-hotfix-1-mitigation-for-cve-2026-18577/
- https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18556
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-18577
- https://www.n-able.com/blog/n-central-security-update-august-2-2026
Query this programmatically:
curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-18577