ntopng before 6.7.260717 Missing Authorization on the Host Pool Bulk Delete Handler
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
- Not specified
- Affected versions
- Not specified
- Fixed versions
- Not specified
- CVEs
- CVE-2026-86090, CVE-2026-86091
- Confirmed fixed CVEs
- Not specified
- 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 sourcePublished 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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"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.",
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