Known exploited vulnerability
CVE-2025-8876
The short answer
CVE-2025-8876 affects N-able N-central and is rated critical (CVSS 9.4). CISA added it to the Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-13: attackers are using it, so patch it first.
What it is
Severity
9.4 critical
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
Exploited (CISA KEV)
Yes, since Aug 13, 2025
Federal due date Aug 20, 2025
EPSS, next 30 days
4.1%
Higher than 91% of scored CVEs
How it can be exploited
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- None
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Confidentiality impact
- High
- Integrity impact
- High
- Availability impact
- High
What CISA says to do
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
N-central. NVD's record lists the exact affected versions.
References
- status.n-able.com/2025/08/13/announcing-the-ga-of-n-central-2025-3-1/ Release Notes
- www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-8876 US Government Resource
Questions
Is CVE-2025-8876 being exploited?
Yes. CISA added CVE-2025-8876 to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog on 2025-08-13, with a federal remediation due date of 2025-08-20.
How do I fix CVE-2025-8876?
CISA's 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.
From NVD, CISA KEV, FIRST EPSS and OSV.dev, checked . Status on NVD: Analyzed. The description is NVD's text, quoted as published.
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