🔴 Critical | Source: The Register — Security
A critical vulnerability in N-able N-central, a widely-used remote monitoring and management (RMM) platform, is being actively exploited in the wild, granting attackers full administrative control over managed service provider (MSP) consoles. The US government has mandated federal agencies patch within three days, with security experts stressing the hotfix is non-negotiable. Because MSPs use N-central to manage hundreds of downstream customer environments, a single compromised console can cascade into a mass supply-chain-style breach.
Security Architect’s Take: If your organisation uses N-able N-central, or you rely on an MSP that does, treat this as a P1 incident: apply the hotfix immediately, audit recent administrative access logs for anomalous activity, and verify that your MSP has patched before allowing them continued privileged access to your environment.
Original advisory: Feds get 3 days to patch N-able God mode flaw under active exploit