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Critical · 9.4 Public exploit CVE-2026-25049 EUVD-2026-5421GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8

n8n Has an Expression Escape Vulnerability Leading to RCE

Published Feb 4, 2026 · Updated Feb 5, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.17 and 2.5.2, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could abuse crafted expressions in workflow parameters to trigger unintended system command execution on the host running n8n. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.17 and 2.5.2.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
n8n-io n8n < 1.123.17, < 2.5.2 —

Public exploits

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GitHub 2 repositories

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Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm n8n < 1.123.17 1.123.17 GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8
npm n8n >= 2.0.0, < 2.5.2 2.5.2 GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8

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