CVE-2026-86091
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.
Predictions
Heuristic predictions, AS-IS, for prioritization only.
Mitigations
No mitigations published for this CVE yet.
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Propose a mitigation on Community Mitigations published via the community go through AI scoring + 2 human reviewers + 7-day silent objection window before landing here withsource_tier=community-verified.
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
CWEs
CWE-862
Community-verified mitigations for this CVE will appear above when contributors publish them.
Verify integrity in audit chain (admin only). AS-IS.