{
    "id": "CVE-2026-18556",
    "published": "2026-08-01 20:16:37",
    "last_modified": "2026-08-05 05:16:46",
    "cvss_score": "7.4",
    "cvss_severity": "HIGH",
    "cvss_version": "3.1",
    "cvss_vector": "CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N",
    "cwe": "CWE-288",
    "description": "Authentication bypass using an alternate path or channel vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Authentication Bypass.\n\nThis issue affects N-central: through 2026.1.",
    "epss_score": "0.07882",
    "epss_percentile": "0.94514",
    "kev": 1,
    "kev_due": "2026-08-07",
    "has_exploit": 0,
    "updated_at": "2026-09-27 18:17:55",
    "priority": {
        "rank": 1,
        "label": "Patch first",
        "why": "On CISA KEV — known exploited in the wild, due 2026-08-07."
    },
    "products": [
        {
            "vendor": "n-able",
            "product": "n-central"
        }
    ],
    "kev_detail": {
        "cve_id": "CVE-2026-18556",
        "date_added": "2026-08-04",
        "due_date": "2026-08-07",
        "vendor": "N-able",
        "product": "N-central",
        "name": "N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel Vulnerability",
        "ransomware": 0
    },
    "exploits": [],
    "refs_list": [
        "https://uptime.n-able.com/",
        "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2026-18556",
        "https://www.n-able.com/blog/n-central-security-update-august-2-2026"
    ]
}