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TI-2024-18776 Aliases CVE-2024-28200GHSA-2wm2-45c2-f92h

N-central Authentication Bypass

Priority MEDIUM 53CWE-288Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-288.

Summary

The N-central server is vulnerable to an authentication bypass of the user interface. This vulnerability is present in all deployments of N-central prior to 2024.2. This vulnerability was discovered through internal N-central source code review and N-able has not observed any exploitation in the wild.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.01946 80th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed N-central (N-able): 2024.2

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
Yes
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
N-ableN-centralbefore 2024.22024.2Patch availableCNA
  • N-central VendorN-able Affected before 2024.2 Fixed in 2024.2 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*before 2024.2VulnerableN-able
  • cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2024.2 Vulnerable ·N-able

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA N-central (N-able) Fixed in 2024.2

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2024-28200
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2wm2-45c2-f92h

References

Advisory 1

Other 1

  • TI-2026-59007 pre-authentication remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2025-08126 Command injection in N-able N-central KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2025-08125 Insecure deserialization in N-able N-central KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
  • TI-2026-15225 Incomplete patch leads to administrative account takeover KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2026-15214 Unauthenticated administrative account takeover KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
  • TI-2025-10725 N-central Multiple XXE Injection Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
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Sources

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