ntopng: Missing Authorization on System Configuration Backup Download and Listing
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Information disclosure, Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-200 and CWE-862.
Summary
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. Prior to 6.7.260718, scripts/lua/rest/v2/get/system/configurations/list_available_backups.lua and scripts/lua/rest/v2/get/system/configurations/download_backup.lua allow any authenticated non-admin user to list and download system-configuration backups without an administrator check. The download path reaches backup_config.export_backup, and prefs_dump_utils.build_prefs_dump_table includes the ntopng.user.* Redis key space in the backup. A downloaded backup can therefore disclose password hashes for local users and, when configured, API tokens, TOTP secrets, and WebAuthn credential data, enabling account compromise through usable or recoverable credentials. This issue is fixed in version 6.7.260718.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA ntopng (ntop) Fixed in 6.7.260718
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-84990
References
More ntop vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58894 ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler CVSS 4.0HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-58396 ntopng's Missing Authorization in REST API Allows Non-Admin Users to Delete and Rename Arbitrary Tags CVSS 3.1HIGH 7.1
- TI-2026-85500 Stack buffer overflow in ntopng nDPI custom category detection CVSS 3.1MEDIUM 5.3
- TI-2026-28235 ntopng through 6.6 is vulnerable to Predictable Session Identifier which can lead to… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2020-09603 In nDPI through 3.2 Stable, the SSH protocol dissector has multiple KEXINIT integer… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.8
- TI-2018-08982 An issue was discovered in ntopng 3.4 before 3.4.180617. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.1
Sources
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