Outage in N-able
**URGENT: N-CENTRAL SECOND HOTFIX – IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED**
Minor
August 06, 2026 - Started 8 days ago
Incident Report
**URGENT: N-CENTRAL SECOND HOTFIX – IMMEDIATE ACTION REQUIRED**
As our investigation into the recent N-central security vulnerability continues, we are proactively expanding protections in response to ongoing monitoring of threat actors as they evolve their attack techniques.
**This is not a duplicate of our previous communication. 2026.3.1.10 Hotfix 2 is required, even if you already applied the earlier hotfix. Hotfix 2 supersedes Hotfix 1 with additional hardening measures to further protect you and your customers.**
**N-able N-central Hosted Customers:** Mitigations were applied to all hosted N-central instances.
**N-central On-Premises Customers:** Download and upgrade using the instructions provided below and on the N-able support portal.
If you need assistance with the upgrade process, please contact our support team at ** https://me.n-able.com/s/ **
Upgrade Documentation: **https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/userguide/Content/ReleaseDocs/Install_Config/InstallConfig_Upgrade.htm **
Upgrading from legacy versions:** https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/userguide/Content/ReleaseDocs/Release_Notes/upgrade_path…**
Release Notes with download details is here: **https://status.n-able.com/2026/08/06/n-central-2026-3-hotfix-2-additional-mitigation-for-cve-2026-18577/**
CVE Details can be found here: **https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18577**
**Upgrading to 2026.3.1 also addresses CVE-2026-18556 with details found at: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18556**
We strongly recommend staying vigilant and monitoring your environments closely in the meantime. Further updates will be shared as quickly as possible.
For assistance, contact N-able support: **https://me.n-able.com/**
As our investigation into the recent N-central security vulnerability continues, we are proactively expanding protections in response to ongoing monitoring of threat actors as they evolve their attack techniques.
**This is not a duplicate of our previous communication. 2026.3.1.10 Hotfix 2 is required, even if you already applied the earlier hotfix. Hotfix 2 supersedes Hotfix 1 with additional hardening measures to further protect you and your customers.**
**N-able N-central Hosted Customers:** Mitigations were applied to all hosted N-central instances.
**N-central On-Premises Customers:** Download and upgrade using the instructions provided below and on the N-able support portal.
If you need assistance with the upgrade process, please contact our support team at ** https://me.n-able.com/s/ **
Upgrade Documentation: **https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/userguide/Content/ReleaseDocs/Install_Config/InstallConfig_Upgrade.htm **
Upgrading from legacy versions:** https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/userguide/Content/ReleaseDocs/Release_Notes/upgrade_path…**
Release Notes with download details is here: **https://status.n-able.com/2026/08/06/n-central-2026-3-hotfix-2-additional-mitigation-for-cve-2026-18577/**
CVE Details can be found here: **https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18577**
**Upgrading to 2026.3.1 also addresses CVE-2026-18556 with details found at: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-18556**
We strongly recommend staying vigilant and monitoring your environments closely in the meantime. Further updates will be shared as quickly as possible.
For assistance, contact N-able support: **https://me.n-able.com/**
Components affected
N-able N-central (hosted version) (APAC) N-able N-central (hosted version) (Europe) N-able N-central (hosted version) (Americas) N-able N-central On-premise (APAC) N-able N-central On-premise (Americas) N-able N-central On-premise (Europe)Trusted by 1,000+ teams
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