CVE-2025-10231 N-central Incorrect Default Permissions could lead to Privilege Escalation
A local low-level user can exploit incorrect file permissions in the N-central Windows Agent to execute commands with elevated privileges.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Local or same network only
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-10231?
CVE-2025-10231 is a high-severity vulnerability in N-able N-central, published on 10 Sep 2025. It can only be exploited from the same machine or local network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
An Incorrect File Handling Permission bug exists on the N-central Windows Agent and Probe that, in the right circumstances, can allow a local low-level user to run commands with elevated permissions.
Weakness: CWE-276
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-10231?
It affects 1 product.
Products include N-Able N-Central.
How do I fix CVE-2025-10231?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-10231 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.
Is CVE-2025-10231 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2025-10231 in the wild and no public exploit code.
Other vulnerabilities in N-able N-central
- CVE-2026-86218 N-able N-central Static Code Injection
- CVE-2025-8875 N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization
- CVE-2025-8876 N-able N-Central Command Injection
- CVE-2026-18577 N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
- CVE-2026-18556 N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel
Sources
Also known as GHSA-8284-hqgr-8gf6.