Vulnerability record

CVE-2025-8876

N-able N-Central Command Injection Vulnerability

Severity: CriticalExploitation: Exploitation confirmedCISA KEV
What should I do?

This vulnerability is in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog: attackers are using it. If you run N-central, fix it now.

CISA 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.

US federal civilian agencies must remediate by Aug 20, 2025.

Patch status

No official fix confirmed yet

Until a fix ships, follow the vendor's mitigations and CISA's required action, limit exposure of affected systems, and watch this record for a patch.

Description

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

Source: NIST National Vulnerability Database. Official vulnerability data, reproduced as published.

Affected products

Products affected by this vulnerability, with versions and the source of each entry
ProductVendorAffected versionsFixed inSource
N-centralN-able< 2025.3.12025.3.1KEV

Sources: KEV = CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Intelligence timeline

Developments from the last 30 days, newest first.

  1. CVSS scoredUpdateKEV

    CVE-2025-8876 scored CVSS 9.4: N-able N-Central, N-able N-Central Command Injection Vulnerability

    CISA lists this as exploited in the wild. Unpatched N-Central systems are exposed to active attacks now.

    Basis: NIST National Vulnerability Database

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Coverage

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References

  • status.n-able.com https://status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/
  • nvd.nist.gov https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8876
  • cisa.gov https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8876