ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler
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 · High · Low
- 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 check user privileges in the pools bulk-delete endpoint, allowing authenticated non-administrators to delete all host pools and member bindings. Attackers can issue POST requests to the delete pools endpoint to irreversibly destroy every host pool, removing traffic policy bindings and visibility restrictions that may bypass security policies.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- 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-2026-58893 ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Notification Endpoint and Recipient Delete HandlersPriority LOW 32
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86091
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-x89w-3wg2-6mvv
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-2026-58396 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
- CVE-2026-86091 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-86091 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-x89w-3wg2-6mvv · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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