N-central Incorrect Default Permissions could lead to Privilege Escalation

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Summary

CVECVE-2025-10231
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerN-able
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2025-09-10 14:15:35 UTC
Updated2026-09-26 00:10:00 UTC
DescriptionAn 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v3.1 7.8 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS: 0.001270000 probability, percentile 0.019950000 (date 2026-09-27)

Problem Types: CWE-276 | CWE-276 CWE-276 Incorrect Default Permissions

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
3.1[email protected]Primary7.8HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12bSecondary7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
3.1CNACVSS7HIGHCVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

CVSS v3.1 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Local
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High

CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

NVD Known Affected Configurations (CPE 2.3)

TypeVendorProductVersionUpdateEditionLanguage
Application N-able N-central All All All All

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA N-able N-central affected 2025.3 custom Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
me.n-able.com/s/security-advisory/aArVy0000000jgHKAQ/cve202510231-incorrect... a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b me.n-able.com Vendor Advisory
documentation.n-able.com/N-central/Release_Notes/GA/Content/N-central_2025.3_Release_N... a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b documentation.n-able.com Release Notes
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Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: WithSecure Exposure Management (en)

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