Overview
This report provides an analysis of the critical vulnerability referenced as CVE-2025-8875. The vulnerability, identified in the N-able N-central system, involves the deserialization of untrusted data and can lead to local execution of code. This vulnerability is particularly concerning due to its potential to compromise the system or lead to data leakage.
Vulnerability Summary
CVE ID: CVE-2025-8875
Severity: High (7.8 CVSS Score)
Attack Vector: Network
Privileges Required: Low
User Interaction: Required
Impact: Successful exploitation of this vulnerability can result in unauthorized system access and potential data leakage.
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Product | Affected Versions
N-able N-central| versions before 2025.3.1
How the Exploit Works
The vulnerability arises due to insecure deserialization of untrusted data. An attacker can craft malicious data which, when deserialized by the N-able N-central, can result in arbitrary code execution. This can be exploited by an attacker with access to manipulate the serialized data, leading to unauthorized system control and potential data compromise.
Conceptual Example Code
Here is a conceptual example of how the vulnerability might be exploited. The actual malicious payload would depend on the specific system configuration.
POST /vulnerable/endpoint HTTP/1.1
Host: target.example.com
Content-Type: application/json
{ "untrusted_serialized_data": "malicious_code_here" }Remediation
Users are urged to apply the vendor patch as soon as possible. As a temporary mitigation measure, users can use a Web Application Firewall (WAF) or an Intrusion Detection System (IDS) to monitor and block potential malicious traffic. Nonetheless, these measures are temporary and may not fully protect the system from this vulnerability. The definitive solution is to update the software to a version where this vulnerability has been fixed.