# CVE-2025-11700: N-central Multiple XXE Injection Vulnerabilities

> Attackers can exploit XML External Entity injection in N-central to disclose sensitive information.

- **Severity:** High 8.4 (`CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** No
- **Published:** 12 Nov 2025
- **Updated:** 15 Dec 2025
- **Also known as:** GHSA-89f8-292w-gfh4

## What is CVE-2025-11700?

CVE-2025-11700 is a high-severity vulnerability in N-able N-central, published on 12 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official description

N-central versions < 2025.4 are vulnerable to multiple XML External Entities injection leading to information disclosure

Weakness: CWE-611 (Improper Restriction of XML External Entity Reference)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-11700?

It affects 1 product.


Products: N-Able N-Central.

## How do I fix CVE-2025-11700?

No fix has been published for CVE-2025-11700 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available.

## Is CVE-2025-11700 being exploited?

It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11700 exists.

Public exploit code:

- N-able N-Central Authentication Bypass and XXE Scanner (metasploit)
- N-central - XML External Entities Injection (nuclei): http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-11700.yaml

## Other vulnerabilities in N-able N-central

- [CVE-2026-86218](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-86218/): N-able N-central Static Code Injection (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-8875](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8875/): N-able N-Central Insecure Deserialization (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2025-8876](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-8876/): N-able N-Central Command Injection (critical 9.4, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-18577](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18577/): N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-18556](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-18556/): N-able N-central Authentication Bypass Using an Alternate Path or Channel (high 8.2, exploited in the wild)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2025-11700 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2025-11700 is a high-severity vulnerability in N-able N-central, published on 12 Nov 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: It is not confirmed as exploited in the wild, but public exploit code for CVE-2025-11700 exists.

Affected product: N-able N-central. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11700/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11700/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2025-11700
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-11700
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2025-11700

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-11700/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.