CVE•Published 2026-08-01•Modified 2026-08-05•4 articles on news•5 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-18556N-able · N-central

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

7.4

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 81% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-288Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-08-01

Modified 2026-08-05

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-18556

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"N-able N-central"

All exposed N-able N-central instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"N-central"

HTTP body or banner mentions "N-central" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-18556