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CVE-2026-86090 (GCVE-0-2026-86090)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-09-04 21:48 – Updated: 2026-09-04 21:48
VLAI
Title
ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Notification Endpoint and Recipient Delete Handlers
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.
Severity
7.1 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
7.1 (High)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:H
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version CPE status
ntop ntopng Affected: 0 , < 6.7.260717 (custom)
    cpe:2.3:a:ntop:ntopng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Date Public
2026-07-16 00:00
Credits
George Chen
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