n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via Git Node
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Attack requirements
- Present
- Impact type
- Code execution
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- High · High · High
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-78.
Summary
n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the Git node. The node reset a fixed list of command-bearing configuration keys before each operation, but that list did not cover the content-filter and merge-driver key families. A repository with local configuration setting one of those keys together with a matching attribute pattern causes git to execute the configured command during an ordinary Add, Commit, Checkout, or Pull operation. The command runs as the n8n process user.
Why it matters now
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Total
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
Remediation
- Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 1.123.73
- Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 2.36.2
- Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 2.35.4
Fixed in the same release
Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.
- Release ·
n8n-io n8n 2.35.4, 2.36.2
8 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 7 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58502 n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via $fromAI Prototype LeakPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-58498 n8n before 2.36.2 Expression Sandbox Bypass via SpreadElementPriority LOW 34
- TI-2026-58504 n8n before 1.123.73 Credential Exposure via Error LoggingPriority LOW 32
- Release ·
n8n-io n8n 1.123.73
4 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 1 MEDIUM, 3 LOW
Other records, highest priority first
- TI-2026-58502 n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via $fromAI Prototype LeakPriority MEDIUM 41
- TI-2026-58504 n8n before 1.123.73 Credential Exposure via Error LoggingPriority LOW 32
- TI-2026-58503 n8n before 1.123.73 Local File Read and SSRF via Gmail and Brevo nodesPriority LOW 31
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-85168
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-8jv2-7jr5-2p67
- 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA
References
More N8n vulnerabilities
- 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
Sources
- CVE-2026-85168 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-85168 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-8jv2-7jr5-2p67 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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