CVE-2026-86091

ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler

HIGH
7.1
CVSS Score
Published: September 4, 2026 at 09:48 PM UTC
Updated: September 23, 2026 at 05:30 PM UTC
1 product affected across 1 vendorNtopng

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Severity
HIGH7.1
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
PoC

Description

ntopng before 6.7.260717 fails to check user privileges in the pools bulk-delete endpoint, allowing authenticated non-administrators to delete all host pools and member bindings. Attackers can issue POST requests to the delete pools endpoint to irreversibly destroy every host pool, removing traffic policy bindings and visibility restrictions that may bypass security policies.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

v < 6.7.260717
Affected range stops below 6.7.260717, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCPoCNot automatablePartial impact

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CVSS

7.1HIGHVulnCheck
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusDEFERRED
CWE
CWE-862

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