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N Central CVE-2025-7051

HIGH
Improper Access Control (CWE-284)
2025-08-21 a5532a13-c4dd-4202-bef1-e0b8f2f8d12b
8.3
CVSS 3.1 · NVD
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Access control enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Defense Evasion

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

Impact

CVSS score of 8.3 (HIGH). Attack characteristics: network attack vector, low complexity, low privileges required, no user interaction not required. EPSS exploitation probability: 0.06%.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

This vulnerability can be exploited remotely over the network. Successful exploitation could compromise the high-severity affected system.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
No patch listed yet 0.1% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Mar 28, 2026

On N-central, it is possible for any authenticated user to read, write and modify syslog configuration across customers on an N-central server. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.3), this vulnerability is remotely exploitable, low attack complexity. No vendor patch available.

RemediationAI

No vendor patch is available at time of analysis. Monitor vendor advisories for updates. Apply vendor patches when available. Implement network segmentation and monitoring as interim mitigations.

Affects your stack

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Technical ContextAI · show details

This vulnerability is classified under CWE-284. On N-central, it is possible for any authenticated user to read, write and modify syslog configuration across customers on an N-central server. This vulnerability is present in all deployments of N-central prior to 2025.2. Affected products include: N-Able N-Central. Version information: prior to 2025.2..

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Severity by source

NVD PRIMARY 8.3 HIGH
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L

Primary rating from NVD · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorNVD

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

DescriptionCVE.org

On N-central, it is possible for any authenticated user to read, write and modify syslog configuration across customers on an N-central server. This vulnerability is present in all deployments of N-central prior to 2025.2.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Organizations using all deployments of N-central face notable risk from CVE-2025-7051, a improper access control vulnerability rated CVSS 8.3. Successful exploitation could significantly impact the confidentiality, integrity, or availability of affected systems. Organizations should apply vendor updates when available and consider compensating controls in the interim.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch. If immediate patching is not feasible: (1) Restrict access to affected endpoints; (2) Implement additional authorization checks; (3) Enable audit logging.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.1%
Top 82% exploitable

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.1%
Patch available No
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation· derived
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable· derived
No
Human Impact
High

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +42
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

Affected Products (CPE)CVE.org

cpe:2.3:a:n-able:n-central:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
CVE-2026-86218 CRITICAL POC
10.0 Sep 06

Pre-authentication remote code execution in N-able N-central before 2026.3.1.14 allows unauthenticated remote attackers

CVE-2026-18577 HIGH POC
8.2 Aug 02

Authentication bypass and account takeover in N-able N-central through version 2026.3.1 stem from an incomplete remediat

CVE-2026-18556 HIGH POC
8.2 Aug 01

Authentication bypass in N-able N-central through version 2026.1 allows unauthenticated remote attackers to circumvent a

CVE-2025-11700 HIGH POC
8.4 Nov 12

N-able N-central remote monitoring and management platform versions before 2025.4 contain multiple XML External Entity i

CVE-2025-8876 CRITICAL
9.4 Aug 14

N-able N-central before 2025.3.1 contains an OS command injection through improper input validation, companion vulnerabi

CVE-2025-8875 CRITICAL
9.4 Aug 14

N-able N-central before 2025.3.1 contains a deserialization vulnerability allowing local code execution through crafted

CVE-2024-28200 CRITICAL POC
9.8 Jul 01

The N-central server is vulnerable to an authentication bypass of the user interface. Rated critical severity (CVSS 9.8)

CVE-2020-15909 HIGH POC
8.8 Oct 19

SolarWinds N-central through 2020.1 allows session hijacking and requires user interaction or physical access. Rated hig

CVE-2026-86207 HIGH POC
7.7 Sep 05

Authentication bypass in N-able N-central before version 2026.3 HF 3 permits low-privileged authenticated users to acces

CVE-2020-7984 HIGH POC
7.5 Jan 26

SolarWinds N-central before 12.1 SP1 HF5 and 12.2 before SP1 HF2 allows remote attackers to retrieve cleartext domain ad

CVE-2026-86206 MEDIUM POC
6.9 Sep 05

Unauthenticated remote access to restricted internal APIs is possible in N-able N-central due to an incomplete access co

CVE-2025-11367 CRITICAL
10.0 Nov 12

The N-central Software Probe < 2025.4 is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via deserialization. Rated critical severit

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