Quick answers
- Is CVE-2026-125879 exploited in the wild?
- No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-125879 being exploited in the wild.
- How severe is CVE-2026-125879?
- Informational severity, published 10 November 2026.
- Which products and versions are affected?
- N-able N-central before 26.4.1.
- Is there a fix for CVE-2026-125879?
- Yes: fixed in N-central 26.4.1. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.
- How is CVE-2026-125879 attacked?
- It is attacked with local access, in a hosted service.
- Am I affected by CVE-2026-125879?
- Check whether you run N-able N-central at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.
How to fix
- Fixed in: N-central 26.4.1
Technical details
An incorrect privilege assignment in N-central before version 26.4.1 enables privilege escalation to root. The vulnerability involves a writable config mechanism that can be exploited by a local attacker to gain elevated privileges. A patch is available in version 26.4.1 and later.
Affected products
- N-able N-central before 26.4.1
Timeline
- 2026-11-10: disclosed