Actively exploited in the wild. This CVE is on the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities list — treat remediation as urgent. Federal remediation due by 20 Aug 2025.
N CentralApplication · N Able

CVE-2025-8876

HIGH · 8.8 CVSS v3.1 Published 2025-08-14
Fix available
A fix is available. Upgrade to 2025.3.1 or later.
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100/100
Remediation priority · Urgent
In the wild Remotely reachable Zero-click

Official description Straight from the sourceThe vendor's or NVD's own wording, published unedited. Authoritative, but often terse — it says what broke, rarely what to do.

NVD · unedited
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in N-able N-central allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.

Technical summary Written by usOur analysis, written from the advisory, the CVSS vector and the affected-version data. It adds context the advisory leaves out, and never invents facts that are not in the source.

dbcve analysis · moderate confidence

N-able N-central before version 2025.3.1 contains an improper input validation vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to inject and execute arbitrary operating system commands, likely through unsanitized user input being passed to system calls.

MitigationUpgrade N-able N-central to version 2025.3.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability; apply network segmentation and least-privilege access controls as compensating measures until the upgrade is completed.

Verify against the referenced sources before acting — the references below are authoritative for this CVE, this summary is not.

Affected products & versions What the vendor confirmedThe version ranges the vendor confirmed as vulnerable. If your version sits inside a range here, treat yourself as exposed until you have upgraded.

NVD · CPE data
N CentralApplication
Affected:< 2025.3.1

CVSS breakdown How the score is builtThe industry scoring standard. It rates how the flaw is reached, what it takes to exploit, and what an attacker gains — the score is derived from those, not the other way round.

From the vector
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

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

Am I affected? How to checkSteps we derive from the advisory and the affected-version data, so you can decide whether this CVE reaches your setup. They are a guide, not a scan — your own configuration is the authority.

dbcve checks

Work through these to decide whether this CVE applies to you.

  1. Identify installed N-able N-central version
    Locate the N-central application version through the web management interface (typically found in Help > About or System > Status), or check the installer/upgrade package if you have on-premise access. Compare the version number to 2025.3.1.
    Affected if The installed version is any release prior to 2025.3.1 (e.g., 2025.2.x, 2024.x, earlier).
  2. Confirm N-central service is running and accessible
    Verify the N-central web management interface is reachable over the network on the expected port (typically 443 or 8080 for HTTPS). Check if the service is actively listening on its management ports.
    Affected if The N-central management interface is exposed and reachable over the network, allowing authenticated attackers to interact with the application.
  3. Verify user authentication is required for the vulnerable code path
    Confirm that the N-central application requires valid credentials for access to the management functions where the input validation flaw exists. This is an authenticated attack vector.
    Affected if Valid user credentials can be used to access N-central, meaning any compromised or weak account could enable exploitation.
  4. Review access and audit logs for suspicious command execution
    Examine N-central system logs, audit logs, and access logs for entries containing unusual or unexpected shell command patterns, especially those involving shell metacharacters (|, ;, &, $) in parameters that should be sanitized.
    Affected if Logs show command injection attempts or unexpected command execution patterns originating from user inputs.

A user is affected if their N-central installation version is below 2025.3.1 and the management interface is network-accessible to authenticated users.

Generated from the published advisory. Verify against your own configuration.

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Remediation Closing itWhat it takes to close this. Where a vendor fix exists we point at it; where none exists we say so plainly, and can build one. Effort estimates are scoped from the advisory, not from your codebase.

dbcve · scoped
Upgrade available Upgrade to 2025.3.1 or later
Fixed in 2025.3.1
Interim mitigation

Upgrade N-able N-central to version 2025.3.1 or later to remediate this vulnerability; apply network segmentation and least-privilege access controls as compensating measures until the upgrade is completed.

Recommended fix Moderate confidence

2025.3.1

  1. Upgrade N-able N-central to version 2025.3.1 or later to remediate the OS Command Injection vulnerability.
  2. Verify the upgrade was successful and the system is functioning normally.
  3. Review N-able's official release notes for 2025.3.1 for any additional post-upgrade requirements.

Generated from the published advisory — verify against the referenced sources before acting.

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