CVE-2026-84989
ntopng's Missing Authorization in REST API Allows Non-Admin Users to Delete and Rename Arbitrary Tags
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. In versions 6.7.0 through 6.7.260717, two REST v2 endpoints that manage ntopng's tag/badge feature — POST /lua/rest/v2/delete/tag/tag.lua and POST /lua/rest/v2/edit/tag/tag.lua — perform no authorization check at all. Any authenticated user, including a non-administrator ("unprivileged") account, can delete or rename any tag in the system, including tags created by an administrator. Version 6.7.260718 contains a fix.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- Low
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- None
- Integrity
- High
- Availability
- Low
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
ntopng's Missing Authorization in REST API Allows Non-Admin Users to Delete and Rename Arbitrary Tags
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. In versions 6.7.0 through 6.7.260717, two REST v2 endpoints that manage ntopng's tag/badge feature — POST /lua/rest/v2/delete/tag/tag.lua and POST /lua/rest/v2/edit/tag/tag.lua — perform no authorization check at all. Any authenticated user, including a non-administrator ("unprivileged") account, can delete or rename any tag in the system, including tags created by an administrator. Version 6.7.260718 contains a fix.
- Record
CVE-2026-84989- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2026-70502
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. In versions 6.7.0 through 6.7.260717, two REST v2 endpoints that manage ntopng's tag/badge feature — POST /lua/rest/v2/delete/tag/tag.lua and POST /lua/rest/v2/edit/tag/tag.lua — perform no authorization check at all. Any authenticated user, including a non-administrator ("unprivileged") account, can delete or rename any tag in the system, including tags created by an administrator. Version 6.7.260718 contains a fix.
- Record
EUVD-2026-70502- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. In versions 6.7.0 through 6.7.260717, two REST v2 endpoints that manage ntopng's tag/badge feature — POST /lua/rest/v2/delete/tag/tag.lua and POST /lua/rest/v2/edit/tag/tag.lua — perform no authorization check at all. Any authenticated user, including a non-administrator ("unprivileged") account, can delete or rename any tag in the system, including tags created by an administrator. Version 6.7.260718 contains a fix.
- Record
CVE-2026-84989- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSV
ntopng's Missing Authorization in REST API Allows Non-Admin Users to Delete and Rename Arbitrary Tags
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. In versions 6.7.0 through 6.7.260717, two REST v2 endpoints that manage ntopng's tag/badge feature — POST /lua/rest/v2/delete/tag/tag.lua and POST /lua/rest/v2/edit/tag/tag.lua — perform no authorization check at all. Any authenticated user, including a non-administrator ("unprivileged") account, can delete or rename any tag in the system, including tags created by an administrator. Version 6.7.260718 contains a fix.
- Record
CVE-2026-84989- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Weakness
- CWE-862
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
OSVUBUNTU-CVE-2026-84989
ntopng is a web-based network traffic monitoring application. In versions 6.7.0 through 6.7.260717, two REST v2 endpoints that manage ntopng's tag/badge feature — POST /lua/rest/v2/delete/tag/tag.lua and POST /lua/rest/v2/edit/tag/tag.lua — perform no authorization check at all. Any authenticated user, including a non-administrator ("unprivileged") account, can delete or rename any tag in the system, including tags created by an administrator. Version 6.7.260718 contains a fix.
- Record
UBUNTU-CVE-2026-84989- CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L - Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
ntopngUbuntu:Pro:16.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 1.2.1+dfsg1-2ubuntu12.0+dfsg1-12.2+dfsg1-12.2+dfsg1-1build12.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
ntopngUbuntu:Pro:18.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 2.4+dfsg1-32.4+dfsg1-43.2+dfsg1-13.2+dfsg1-1ubuntu0.1~esm2 |
None known |
ntopngUbuntu:20.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 3.8+dfsg1-2.1build3 |
None known |
ntopngUbuntu:22.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1+dfsg1-1 |
None known |
ntopngUbuntu:24.04:LTS |
All versions, plus listed versions 5.2.1+dfsg1-15.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu15.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu35.2.1+dfsg1-1ubuntu4 |
None known |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-84989 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 7.1) in Ntop Ntopng, published September 3, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.38%, the 32nd percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/ntop/ntopng/security/advisories/GHSA-43p9-5758-wwq8
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-84989
ubuntu.com/security/CVE-2026-84989
cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-84989