ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Notification Endpoint and Recipient Delete Handlers
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · Low · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-862.
Summary
ntopng before 6.7.260717 fails to perform authorization checks in the delete endpoints and recipients REST v2 handlers. Authenticated non-administrator users can issue POST requests to irreversibly delete all configured notification endpoints and recipients, silencing all alerts.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
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 6.7.260717
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Advisory ·
ntop ntopng — GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m22w-f647-vx88)
2 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 1 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58894 ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete HandlerPriority MEDIUM 64
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86090
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-jh82-5ccp-7w4v
References
Patch 1
More ntop vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-58397 ntopng: Missing Authorization on System Configuration Backup Download and Listing CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-86090 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86090 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-jh82-5ccp-7w4v · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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