CVE-2026-18556

Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass. This issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.

CVSS v3 7.4 HIGH

7.4^/10

CVSS v3 : HIGH

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 5.2

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact HIGH

Integrity Impact HIGH

Availability Impact NONE

Scope UNCHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://uptime.n-able.com/	Vendor Advisory
https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-18556	US Government Resource
https://www.n-able.com/blog/n-central-security-update-august-2-2026	Vendor Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

History

No history.

Information

Published : 2026-08-01 20:16

Updated : 2026-08-05 05:16

NVD link : CVE-2026-18556

Mitre link : CVE-2026-18556

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-18556

JSON object : View

Products Affected

n-able

n-central

CWE

CWE-288

Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

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