CVE-2025-8875 (GCVE-0-2025-8875)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2025-08-14 14:56 – Updated: 2025-10-21 22:45
VLAI? CISA
Summary
Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.
Severity ?
9.4 (Critical)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CWE
  • CWE-502 - Deserialization of Untrusted Data
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Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
N-able N-central Affected: 0 , < 2025.3.1 (<=)
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CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
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Date added: 2025-08-13

Due date: 2025-08-20

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.

Used in ransomware: Unknown

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

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