Which products and versions are affected by CVE-2025-8875?

Affected: N-central (N-Able). The full list is in the CVE brief.

Is CVE-2025-8875 being exploited in the wild?

It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Aug 13, 2025.

Is CVE-2025-8875 in the CISA KEV catalog?

Yes. It was added on Aug 13, 2025 with a federal remediation due date of Aug 20, 2025.

Is there a public exploit for CVE-2025-8875?

Public exploit code is available.

Is there a fix for CVE-2025-8875?

Fixed versions are available, including N-central 2025.3.1.

How urgently should CVE-2025-8875 be patched?

Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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CVE-2025-8875

CriticalExploitedPublic exploit

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

Published Aug 14, 2025 · Updated Sep 24, 2026

Key Facts

Patch immediately

CVE-2025-8875 is a critical-severity vulnerability (CVSS 9.4 v4) affecting N-central (N-Able).
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Aug 13, 2025. Public exploit code is available.
EPSS estimates a 1.9% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Fixed versions are available, including N-central 2025.3.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

CVSS v4

9.4

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/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

EPSS (30-day exploit likelihood)

1.9%

Higher than 79.3% of all scored CVEs

Exploited in the wild

Yes

4 catalog listings

Public exploit code

Available

Proof-of-concept or weaponized module

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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.

Known-Exploited Catalog Listings

Catalog	Added	Remediation due	Ransomware use
CISA KEV	Aug 13, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Not reported
Industry KEV feed	Aug 13, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Not reported
CIRCL KEV	Aug 13, 2025	Aug 20, 2025	Not reported
ENISA EUVD	Aug 13, 2025	n/a	Not reported

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.

Affected Products

2 affected entries in total

Product	Affected versions	Fixed in
N-centralN-Able	See advisory	2025.3.1

Patched Releases

N-central

2025.3.1

Timeline

Added to CISA KEV
Aug 13, 2025
Added to Industry KEV feed
Aug 13, 2025
Added to CIRCL KEV
Aug 13, 2025
Added to ENISA EUVD
Aug 13, 2025
Publicly disclosed
Aug 14, 2025
Last updated
Sep 24, 2026

Weakness Type

CWE-502 Deserialization of Untrusted Data

References

4 more references in the full CVE brief

FAQ

Common Questions.

Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Local Execution of Code.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.
Affected: N-central (N-Able). The full list is in the CVE brief.
It is exploited in the wild, listed in CISA KEV, Industry KEV feed, CIRCL KEV, ENISA EUVD since Aug 13, 2025.
Yes. It was added on Aug 13, 2025 with a federal remediation due date of Aug 20, 2025.
Public exploit code is available.
Fixed versions are available, including N-central 2025.3.1.
Brandefense priority: patch immediately, because it is listed as exploited in the wild.

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