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CVE-2024-28200· NVD / CVE Program· CNA N-able

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.

CriticalCVSS 9.8 · v3.1—Proof of concept No fix recorded
Published
Jul 1, 2024
Updated
Jun 17, 2026
EPSS
1.9% · 79th percentile
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Action score

40

Plan

Add it to your regular patch cycle.

CVSS
39 / 40 · 9.8 / 10
CISA KEV
0 / 30 · Not listed
EPSS
1 / 30 · 1.9%

CISA SSVC decision

Exploitation
none
Automatable
yes
Technical impact
total

Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.

CNA vs NVD score

NVD
9.8
CNA · N-able
9.1
0.7 point gap

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.

Affected systems

VendorProduct
n-ablen-central

Affected versions

NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.

  • n-able n-centralbefore 2024.2

Versions reported by the vendor

Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (N-able). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.

  • N-able N-central

    • <2024.2affected

Same product

n-able: all records

Other highest-scoring records for the same primary product.

  • CVE-2026-86218pre-authentication remote code executionKEV
    74This week
  • CVE-2025-8876Command Injection VulnerabilityKEV
    68This week
  • CVE-2025-8875Insecure Deserialization VulnerabilityKEV
    68This week
  • CVE-2026-18577Incomplete patch leads to administrative account takeoverKEV
    66This week
  • CVE-2026-18556Unauthenticated administrative account takeoverKEV
    64This week
  • CVE-2025-11700N-central Multiple XXE Injection Vulnerabilities
    42Plan

Remediation

Which version to upgrade to

Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.

No fix version is recorded for this entry. Check the references for vendor advisories.

Exploit status

Proof of concept available

A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.

Evidence

  • Nuclei detection template ×1

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Public exploit evidence
SourceKindDate
Nuclei detection templateNuclei template CVE-2024-28200 —

Research context

For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.

Timeline

From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.

No dated events beyond publication.

EPSS, last 120 days

FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).

Patch and commit links

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No commit or PR link among the references.

Credits

All researchers

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No credits in the CNA record.

Variant candidates

Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.

  • CVE-2024-53220 days apartN-central Authentication Bypass via Session Rebinding
    36Monitor

Chain candidates

An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.

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Bug bounty scope

No known public program.

Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).

Technical details

Attack conditions

  • Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
  • No account or password is required.
  • No user action is required.
  • No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.

If successful

Confidentiality
high · data can be read
Integrity
high · data or configuration can be modified
Availability
high · the service can be disrupted
Attack vector
Network
Attack complexity
Low
Privileges required
None
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality impact
High
Integrity impact
High
Availability impact
High

Weakness class (CWE)

CWE-288 · Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

nvd-primary

Attack context

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Noroxi analysis

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Change log

No changes recorded on tracked fields yet. Score, KEV, exploit maturity and fix status changes appear here.

References

Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.

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