TI-2025-09392 Aliases CVE-2025-10231 GHSA-8284-hqgr-8gf6

N-central Incorrect Default Permissions could lead to Privilege Escalation

LOW 35CWE-276Published 2025-09-10 · Updated 2026-02-26

Key facts

Attack vector: Local
Privileges required: Low
User interaction: None
Attack complexity: Low
Impact type: —
Confidentiality · integrity · availability: High · High · High
Fix status: Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · NVD. Fix status from CNA.

Summary

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.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.0013 2nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed N-central (N-able): 2025.3

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation: None
Automatable: No
Technical impact: Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
N-able	N-central	before 2025.3	2025.3	Patch available	CNA

N-central VendorN-able Affected before 2025.3 Fixed in 2025.3 Patch available CNA

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central::::::::	before 2025.3	Vulnerable	N-able

cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 2025.3 Vulnerable ·N-able

Remediation

Fix · CNA N-central (N-able) Fixed in 2025.3

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-10231
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8284-hqgr-8gf6

References

Advisory 1

https://me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000000jgHKAQ/cve202510231-incorrect-default-permissions-could-lead-to-privilege-escalation

Other 1

https://documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2025.3_Release_Notes.htm

TI-2026-59007 pre-authentication remote code execution KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 10.0
TI-2025-08126 Command injection in N-able N-central KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2025-08125 Insecure deserialization in N-able N-central KEVCVSS 4.0CRITICAL 9.4
TI-2026-15225 Incomplete patch leads to administrative account takeover KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
TI-2026-15214 Unauthenticated administrative account takeover KEVCVSS 4.0HIGH 8.2
TI-2025-10725 N-central Multiple XXE Injection Vulnerabilities CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4

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Sources

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