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title: "CVE-2025-8875: N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability"
url: https://erroneo.us/security/cve/CVE-2025-8875/
description: "CVE-2025-8875 (N-able N-Central): Exploited in the wild (CISA KEV). Deserialization of Untrusted Data vulnerability in N-able N-central allows Local…"
type: vulnerability-record
section: "Security Digest"
date_published: 2025-08-14
date_modified: 2025-10-21
publisher: erroneo.us
author: erroneo.us Security Desk
cve: "CVE-2025-8875"
kev: true
cvss: 9.4
epss: 0.01899
license: All rights reserved. Quote with attribution and a link.
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# CVE-2025-8875: N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization Vulnerability

**Signal:** Exploited: patch now if you run it. CISA has confirmed exploitation in the wild. (Computed from CISA KEV, EPSS and CVSS; not an editorial verdict.)

## Should you act?

- Yes, if you run N-able N-Central. CISA added this CVE to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-13, which means there is reliable evidence of exploitation in the wild. US federal agencies must remediate by 2025-08-20 ; treat that as the outer limit, not the target.
- EPSS 1.9% , percentile 79: FIRST’s model estimates a 1.9% chance of exploitation activity in the next 30 days, higher than 79% of all scored CVEs (moderate). EPSS is a probability, not a verdict.
- Needs an account (low (any account)). Exposure depends on who can log in.

## What it is

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 products (CVE record)

- N-able N-central: < 2025.3.1

## Severity

- N-able CVSS 4.0: 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`

## Exploitation

- CISA KEV: added 2025-08-13; federal due date 2025-08-20. Known ransomware use: Unknown.
- 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.
- CISA SSVC assessment: exploitation active , automatable no , technical impact total .
- FIRST EPSS (model of 2026-10-21): 1.90% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 79.

## Sources

- [Listed in CISA KEV notes (status.n-able.com)](https://status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/)
- [CVE.org record CVE-2025-8875](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-8875)
- [NVD entry CVE-2025-8875](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-8875)
- [CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog entry](https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8875)

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