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GHSA-vpcf-gvg4-6qwr n8n: Expression Sandbox Escape Leads to RCE
CRITICAL
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-27577
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- n8n
- Severity
- Critical
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
- Weaknesses
- CWE-94
- Reviewed
- 2026-02-25
Affected packages
• npm n8n: < 1.123.22 → fixed in 1.123.22
• npm n8n: >= 2.0.0, < 2.9.3 → fixed in 2.9.3
• npm n8n: >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 → fixed in 2.10.1
Description
Impact
Additional exploits in the expression evaluation of n8n have been identified and patched following CVE-2025-68613.
An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could abuse crafted expressions in workflow parameters to trigger unintended system command execution on the host running n8n.
Patches
The issues have been fixed in n8n versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate all known vulnerabilities.
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
• Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only.
• Deploy n8n in a hardened environment with restricted operating system privileges and network access to reduce the impact of potential exploitation.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
Resources
• Best practices for securing n8n
• Initial vulnerability advisory: CVE-2025-68613
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-27577 n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-94 Improper Control of Generation of Code weakness
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-vpcf-gvg4-6qwr web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27577 advisory
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1479aab2d32fe0ee087f82b9038b1035c98be2f6 web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/9e5212ecbc5d2d4e6f340b636a5e84be6369882e web
- https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/securing/overview web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n package