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title: "CVE-2026-82412: ntopng - Command Injection"
description: "ntopng < 6.7.260717 contains a command injection caused by improper validation of scan_ports parameter in vulnerability-scan endpoints, letting authenticated non-admin users or attackers via CSRF execute OS commands as ntopng process, exploit requires authenticated user or CSRF attack."
url: https://panop.io/threat-heartbeat/CVE-2026-82412/
---

# CVE-2026-82412 ntopng - Command Injection

ntopng < 6.7.260717 contains a command injection caused by improper validation of scan\_ports parameter in vulnerability-scan endpoints, letting authenticated non-admin users or attackers via CSRF execute OS commands as ntopng process, exploit requires authenticated user or CSRF attack.

CVSS base score 8.8 /10

High

CISA KEV

Not listed

Public exploit

None known

Authentication

Required

EPSS

0.65% chance of exploitation in 30 days

[View the NVD record ↗](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82412)

## Details

Type

Command Injection

Impact

Remote Code Execution

CVSS vector

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Published

21 September 2026

Updated

15 October 2026

Weakness

[CWE-78](https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/78.html)

## Vendor fix

Update to version 6.7.260717 or later.

Patching closes this CVE. It does not tell you which of your systems run the affected version, or what else is exposed alongside them.

## References

- [https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82412](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-82412)
- [https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/9f42a12251d881e3a20ebd667c1a2e6a6570c270](https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/9f42a12251d881e3a20ebd667c1a2e6a6570c270)
- [https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/security/advisories/GHSA-2c6p-4pfj-qv58](https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/security/advisories/GHSA-2c6p-4pfj-qv58)
- [https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/0d3156274f4d12db8b61432ebeded10966c01f3e](https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/0d3156274f4d12db8b61432ebeded10966c01f3e)
- [https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/771b34a9d37f5de989eec4f2f8f2e852db1c7e5e](https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/771b34a9d37f5de989eec4f2f8f2e852db1c7e5e)
- [https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/838ccd523a3d4a71b29a62f7653e572a1ffa5cf6](https://github.com/ntop/ntopng/commit/838ccd523a3d4a71b29a62f7653e572a1ffa5cf6)

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