CVE-2024-28200: N-central Authentication Bypass
- Is it exploited?
Reported, not confirmed by CISA. VulnCheck KEV lists it as exploited in the wild. CISA has not added it to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog as of .
VulnCheck KEV lists it since . It cites 1 public report, the first from .
- How likely is exploitation in the next 30 days?
- 1.9%
EPSS score, percentile 80.2 of all scored records. A probability estimated by FIRST, not a report of exploitation.
- How severe?
- 9.1 Critical
CVSS v3.1 base score, given by the CNA
- What should I do?
Upgrade to N-central version 2024.2 or higherSolution from the CVE record.
CISA has set no required action, because the vulnerability is not in KEV.
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
- Which versions are affected?
Affected
- <2024.2
Source: CISA KEV 2026.10.29, as of ; VulnCheck KEV, as of ; FIRST EPSS, as of ; CVE List, as of . About the data.
Description
N-central Authentication Bypass
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.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
What to do
Advisories and patches
The CVE record links no vendor advisory, patch or mitigation.
This summary is based on the CVE record as of . Check the vendor's advisory before you act: affected versions and fixes can change.
Affected products and versions
Versions by product, as listed in the CVE record (1 product)
| Status | Versions |
|---|---|
| Affected | <2024.2 |
Versions not listed are: unaffected.
Source: CVE List, as of . About the data.
Weakness
CWE-288
- CWE-288: Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
CWE and CAPEC are maintained by MITRE; the entries are those named in the CVE record.
Timeline
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References
2
Known exploited N-able vulnerabilities
- CVE-2026-86218: N-able N-central Static Code Injection Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-18556: N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
- CVE-2026-18577: N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-8875: N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability
- CVE-2025-8876: N-able N-Central Command Injection Vulnerability