Known Exploited Vulnerability
9.4
CRITICAL CVSS 4.0
CVE-2025-8875
N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability - [Actively Exploited]
Description

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.

INFO

Published Date :

Aug. 14, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Last Modified :

Aug. 15, 2025, 3:15 p.m.

Remotely Exploit :

Yes !

Source :

a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
CISA Notification
CISA KEV (Known Exploited Vulnerabilities)

For the benefit of the cybersecurity community and network defenders—and to help every organization better manage vulnerabilities and keep pace with threat activity—CISA maintains the authoritative source of vulnerabilities that have been exploited in the wild.

Description :

N-able N-Central contains an insecure deserialization vulnerability that could lead to command execution.

Required Action :

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Notes :

https://status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/ ; https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8875

Affected Products

The following products are affected by CVE-2025-8875 vulnerability. Even if cvefeed.io is aware of the exact versions of the products that are affected, the information is not represented in the table below.

ID Vendor Product Action
1 N-able n-central
CVSS Scores
The Common Vulnerability Scoring System is a standardized framework for assessing the severity of vulnerabilities in software and systems. We collect and displays CVSS scores from various sources for each CVE.
Score Version Severity Vector Exploitability Score Impact Score Source
CVSS 3.1 HIGH [email protected]
CVSS 4.0 CRITICAL a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
Solution
Update N-central to the latest version to fix deserialization vulnerabilities.
  • Update N-central to version 2025.3.1 or later.
  • Apply vendor-provided security patches promptly.
  • Review and restrict deserialization of untrusted data.
Public PoC/Exploit Available at Github

CVE-2025-8875 has a 4 public PoC/Exploit available at Github. Go to the Public Exploits tab to see the list.

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

Here, you will find a curated list of external links that provide in-depth information, practical solutions, and valuable tools related to CVE-2025-8875.

URL Resource
https://status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/ Release Notes
CWE - Common Weakness Enumeration

While CVE identifies specific instances of vulnerabilities, CWE categorizes the common flaws or weaknesses that can lead to vulnerabilities. CVE-2025-8875 is associated with the following CWEs:

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)

Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC) stores attack patterns, which are descriptions of the common attributes and approaches employed by adversaries to exploit the CVE-2025-8875 weaknesses.

We scan GitHub repositories to detect new proof-of-concept exploits. Following list is a collection of public exploits and proof-of-concepts, which have been published on GitHub (sorted by the most recently updated).

Detection for CVE-2025-8875 & CVE-2025-8876

cisa detection kev ncentral nuclei vulnerability

Updated: 2 weeks, 1 day ago
19 stars 5 fork 5 watcher
Born at : Aug. 17, 2025, 5:56 p.m. This repo has been linked 2 different CVEs too.

CISA Bot is a GitHub bot that automatically monitors the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) Catalog. When new vulnerabilities are published in the KEV, the bot creates GitHub issues in this repository with detailed information about each vulnerability.

Python

Updated: 5 days, 23 hours ago
2 stars 1 fork 1 watcher
Born at : Oct. 29, 2024, 10:19 a.m. This repo has been linked 206 different CVEs too.

A list of all of my starred repos, automated using Github Actions 🌟

github-actions stars

Updated: 3 days, 16 hours ago
0 stars 0 fork 0 watcher
Born at : Jan. 4, 2023, 11:20 a.m. This repo has been linked 20 different CVEs too.

📡 PoC auto collect from GitHub. ⚠️ Be careful Malware.

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Updated: 1 day ago
7244 stars 1201 fork 1201 watcher
Born at : Dec. 8, 2019, 1:03 p.m. This repo has been linked 808 different CVEs too.

Results are limited to the first 15 repositories due to potential performance issues.

The following list is the news that have been mention CVE-2025-8875 vulnerability anywhere in the article.

  • europa.eu
Cyber Brief 25-09 - August 2025

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Published Date: Aug 24, 2025 (1 week, 4 days ago)
  • The Cyber Express
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  • The Cyber Express
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Published Date: Aug 18, 2025 (2 weeks, 2 days ago)
  • BleepingComputer
Over 800 N-able servers left unpatched against critical flaws

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Published Date: Aug 18, 2025 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
  • CybersecurityNews
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Published Date: Aug 18, 2025 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
  • security.nl
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Published Date: Aug 18, 2025 (2 weeks, 3 days ago)
  • Help Net Security
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Published Date: Aug 17, 2025 (2 weeks, 4 days ago)
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  • Help Net Security
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Published Date: Aug 14, 2025 (3 weeks ago)
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  • The Cyber Express
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Published Date: Aug 14, 2025 (3 weeks ago)
  • TheCyberThrone
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Published Date: Aug 14, 2025 (3 weeks ago)

The following table lists the changes that have been made to the CVE-2025-8875 vulnerability over time.

Vulnerability history details can be useful for understanding the evolution of a vulnerability, and for identifying the most recent changes that may impact the vulnerability's severity, exploitability, or other characteristics.

  • Initial Analysis by [email protected]

    Aug. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added CVSS V3.1 AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
    Added CPE Configuration OR *cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* versions up to (excluding) 2025.3.1
    Added Reference Type N-able: https://status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/ Types: Release Notes
  • CVE CISA KEV Update by 9119a7d8-5eab-497f-8521-727c672e3725

    Aug. 15, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Date Added 2025-08-13
    Added Due Date 2025-08-20
    Added Required Action Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
    Added Vulnerability Name N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability
  • New CVE Received by a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b

    Aug. 14, 2025

    Action Type Old Value New Value
    Added Description Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.
    Added CVSS V4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
    Added CWE CWE-502
    Added Reference https://status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/
EPSS is a daily estimate of the probability of exploitation activity being observed over the next 30 days. Following chart shows the EPSS score history of the vulnerability.
Vulnerability Scoring Details
Base CVSS Score: 9.4
Attack Vector
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Base CVSS Score: 7.8
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