GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp

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Source
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp
Import Source
https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/12/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp.json
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Aliases
Published
2025-12-22T16:19:13Z
Modified
2026-02-03T03:15:11.590470Z
Severity
  • 9.9 (Critical) CVSS_V3 - CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H CVSS Calculator
Summary
n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection
Details

Impact

n8n contains a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in its workflow expression evaluation system. Under certain conditions, expressions supplied by authenticated users during workflow configuration may be evaluated in an execution context that is not sufficiently isolated from the underlying runtime.

An authenticated attacker could abuse this behavior to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the n8n process. Successful exploitation may lead to full compromise of the affected instance, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, and execution of system-level operations.

Patches

This issue has been fixed in n8n v1.122.0.

Users are strongly advised to upgrade to version 1.122.0 or later, which introduces additional safeguards to restrict expression evaluation.

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 eliminate the risk and should only be used as short-term measures.

Database specific 
{
    "nvd_published_at": "2025-12-19T23:15:52Z",
    "cwe_ids": [
        "CWE-913"
    ],
    "severity": "CRITICAL",
    "github_reviewed": true,
    "github_reviewed_at": "2025-12-22T16:19:13Z"
}
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
0.211.0
Fixed
1.120.4

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/12/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp.json"

npm / n8n

Package

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

Affected ranges

Type
SEMVER
Events
Introduced
1.121.0
Fixed
1.121.1

Database specific

source 
"https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2025/12/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp.json"