GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53.json
JSON Data
https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-06-16T17:37:21Z
Modified
2026-07-20T13:45:32Z
Severity
  • 8.5 (High) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N CVSS Calculator
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
n8n: Python sandbox escape
Details

Impact

An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows containing a Python Code Node could escape the sandbox and achieve arbitrary code execution on the task runner container.

This issue only affects instances where the Python Task Runner is enabled.

Patches

The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.48, 2.21.8, and 2.22.4. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.

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.
  • Disable the Python Code node by adding n8n-nodes-base.code to the NODES_EXCLUDE environment variable, or disable the Python Task Runner entirely.

These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids":  [
        "CWE-20"
    ],
    "github_reviewed":  true,
    "github_reviewed_at":  "2026-06-16T17:37:21Z",
    "nvd_published_at":  "2026-06-23T17:17:01Z",
    "severity":  "HIGH"
}
References

Affected packages

npm / n8n

Package

Name
n8n
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/n8n

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
0 Unknown introduced version / All previous versions are affected
Fixed
1.123.48

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53.json"

npm / n8n

Package

Name
n8n
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/n8n

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.22.0
Fixed
2.22.4

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53.json"

npm / n8n

Package

Name
n8n
View open source insights on deps.dev
Purl
pkg:npm/n8n

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.0.0-rc.0
Fixed
2.21.8

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/06/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53/GHSA-9pq8-m8gp-4p53.json"