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

Type: advisorySources: OSV

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.

Products
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Affected versions
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Fixed versions
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CVEs
CVE-2026-86090, CVE-2026-86091
Confirmed fixed CVEs
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Updated in this feed
3 Nov 2026, 19:06 UTC · Revision 1

Source evidence

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

core-osv · Original source

Published 4 Sept 2026, 21:48 UTC

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.

osv:CVE-2026-86091
Complete source record
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  "url": "https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-86091",
  "method": "structured",
  "payload": {
    "kind": "advisory",
    "title": "ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler",
    "summary": "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.",
    "evidence": "osv:CVE-2026-86091",
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        "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/ntopng-before-6.7.260717-missing-authorization-on-the-host-pool-bulk-delete-handler",
        "https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/7d830f31af367745431c5d92e2e82fc432f6bdd8",
        "https://github.com/ntop/ntopng",
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        "https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/blob/f41cc1beff90e40e12bbc2cc135bdbf649ec559f/scripts/lua/rest/v2/delete/pools.lua"
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  "source_id": "core-osv",
  "document_id": 498620,
  "published_at": "2026-09-04T21:48:47.663+00:00"
}