N-able Issues Fourth Hotfix for Critical N-central RCE Vulnerability

N-able has issued a fourth emergency hotfix for CVE-2026-86218, a critical remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability in its N-central remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform. Rated 10.0 on CVSS 4.0, this flaw allows unauthenticated attackers to execute code on unpatched N-central instances. The repeated patching highlights ongoing challenges in fully mitigating this severe vulnerability, posing a significant risk of system compromise for affected organizations.