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CVE-2026-86091: ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler

• Severity: high (CVSS 7.1 v3.1)
• Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
• EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
• Public exploit or detection template: none known
• Published: 2026-09-04 · updated 2026-09-23
• Weakness: CWE-862

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 products

• ntopng: before 6.7.260717 — fixed in 6.7.260717

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: ntopng 6.7.260717. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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

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