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.

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Attack Requirements None

User Interaction None

Vulnerable System Confidentiality Impact None

Vulnerable System Integrity Impact High

Vulnerable System Availability Impact Low

Subsequent System Confidentiality Impact None

Subsequent System Integrity Impact None

Subsequent System Availability Impact None

Attack Vector Network

Attack Complexity Low

Privileges Required Low

Scope Unchanged

Confidentiality Impact None

Integrity Impact High

Availability Impact Low

User Interaction None

No CVSS v3.0

No CVSS v2

This CVE is not in the KEV list.

No EPSS score available.

Key SSVC decision points have not yet been added.

Default status is the baseline for the product, each version can override it (e.g. patched versions marked unaffected).

Vendor Product Default status Versions
ntop ntopng unaffected
Version Status Constraints
0 affected < 6.7.260717

No data.

No data.

OpenCVE Enrichment is a feature of OpenCVE that uses AI to automatically link vendors and products to CVEs. Learn more on GitHub.

No data.

Project Subscriptions

Vendors Products
Ntop Subscribe
Ntopng Subscribe
Advisories

No advisories yet.

Fixes

Solution

No solution given by the vendor.

Workaround

No workaround given by the vendor.

References
Link Providers
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/f41cc1beff90e40e12bbc2cc135bdbf649ec559f/scripts/lua/modules/pools/pools_rest_utils.lua cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/f41cc1beff90e40e12bbc2cc135bdbf649ec559f/scripts/lua/rest/v2/delete/pools.lua cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/7d830f31af367745431c5d92e2e82fc432f6bdd8 cve-icon cve-icon
https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/security/advisories/GHSA-m22w-f647-vx88 cve-icon cve-icon
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ntopng-before-6.7.260717-missing-authorization-on-the-host-pool-bulk-delete-handler cve-icon cve-icon
History

Fri, 04 Sep 2026 22:00:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
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.
Title ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler
First Time appeared Ntop
Ntop ntopng
Weaknesses CWE-862
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:ntop:ntopng:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products Ntop
Ntop ntopng
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N'}

Projects

Sign in to view the affected projects.

cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-04T21:48:47.663Z

Reserved: 2026-09-04T20:47:22.899Z

Link: CVE-2026-86091

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-04T22:17:18.990

Modified: 2026-09-04T22:17:18.990

Link: CVE-2026-86091

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-04T23:30:06Z

Weaknesses