Week 32 – N-able N-central – Take Control Taken Over

03-09 Aug 2026

CVE-2026-18577 is a critical authentication bypass vulnerability affecting N-able N-central. Due to an incomplete patch, attackers can gain administrative access, abuse the built-in Take Control feature, and pivot to managed endpoints.

Read White Hat IT Security’s analysis to understand the attack chain, indicators of compromise (IoCs), and the steps organizations should take to detect and mitigate this actively exploited vulnerability.

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