CVE-2025-8876 N-able N-Central Command Injection
Attackers can execute arbitrary OS commands on N-able N-central servers due to improper input validation, requiring an upgrade to the latest version.
- Exploited in the wild
- Since 13 Aug 2025
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- None listed
What is CVE-2025-8876?
CVE-2025-8876 is a critical command injection vulnerability in N-able N-central, published on 14 Aug 2025. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
Improper Input Validation vulnerability in N-able N-central allows OS Command Injection.This issue affects N-central: before 2025.3.1.
Which versions are affected by CVE-2025-8876?
It affects 1 product.
Products include N-Able N-Central.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8876?
No fix has been published for CVE-2025-8876 yet. Limit exposure of the affected software until one is available. US federal agencies must fix it by 20 Aug 2025.
Upgrade, and pass arguments to programs as a list instead of through a shell. More about Command injection.
Is CVE-2025-8876 being exploited?
Yes. Attackers have exploited CVE-2025-8876 in the wild since at least 13 Aug 2025.
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-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
- CVE-2025-11367 N-central windows software probe Remote Code Execution
Sources
Also known as GHSA-mv58-xq9x-f6c5.