GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q.json
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https://api.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q
Aliases
Downstream
Published
2026-09-10T15:12:00Z
Modified
2026-09-10T15:30:04Z
Severity
  • 7.1 (High) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N CVSS Calculator
Summary
n8n: Regular Expression Denial of Service in the Default Blocked-File-Pattern Match via a Git Node Clone Path
Details

Impact

The Git node's clone operation matched the destination path against the default N8N_BLOCK_FILE_PATTERNS expression, which was written so that a crafted path caused catastrophic backtracking. Evaluation runs synchronously in the main n8n process, so an authenticated user could freeze the instance for everyone with a single workflow execution and no unusual configuration. The patch rewrites the pattern so that matching is linear in the length of the path.

Patches

The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2. 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:

  • Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.
  • Disable the Git node by adding n8n-nodes-base.git to the NODES_EXCLUDE environment variable.
  • Set N8N_BLOCK_FILE_PATTERNS to a backtracking-safe equivalent pattern to replace the vulnerable default.

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

Database specific 
{
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-1333"
    ],
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-10T15:12:00Z",
    "nvd_published_at": "2026-09-08T22:19:17Z",
    "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
1.123.76

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q.json"

npm / n8n

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
2.38.0
Fixed
2.38.2

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q.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
Fixed
2.37.7

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q/GHSA-j535-v25q-vx3q.json"