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TI-2025-35635 Aliases CVE-2025-57749GHSA-ggjm-f3g4-rwmm

n8n has a symlink traversal vulnerability in "Read/Write File" node allows access to restricted files

Priority LOW 29CWE-59Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Impact type
Information disclosure
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-59 and the CVSS impact.

Summary

n8n is a workflow automation platform. Before 1.106.0, a symlink traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Read/Write File node in n8n. While the node attempts to restrict access to sensitive directories and files, it does not properly account for symbolic links (symlinks). An attacker with the ability to create symlinks—such as by using the Execute Command node—could exploit this to bypass the intended directory restrictions and read from or write to otherwise inaccessible paths. Users of n8n.cloud are not impacted. Affected users should update to version 1.106.0 or later.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00488 42nd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed n8n (n8n-io): 1.106.0n8n (npm): 1.106.0

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

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

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
n8nn8nbefore 1.106.01.106.0Patch availableCNA
—n8n (npm)before 1.106.01.106.0Patch availableGHSA-ggjm-f3g4-rwmm
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 1.106.0 Fixed in 1.106.0 Patch available CNA
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.106.0 Fixed in 1.106.0 Patch available GHSA-ggjm-f3g4-rwmm

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 1.106.0Vulnerablen8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.106.0 Vulnerable ·n8n

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 1.106.0
  • Fix · GHSA-ggjm-f3g4-rwmm n8n (npm) Fixed in 1.106.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2025-57749
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-ggjm-f3g4-rwmm

References

Patch 1

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • TI-2025-42131 n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-17560 n8n Vulnerable to Unauthenticated File Access via Improper Webhook Request Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-01167 Authenticated users can bypass the Expression sandbox mechanism to achieve full remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-00644 Sandbox escape in n8n Python task runner allows for arbitrary code execution on the underlying host. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-35293 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-12275 The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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