n8n: Expression Sandbox Escape Leads to RCE
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22, additional exploits in the expression evaluation of n8n have been identified and patched following CVE-2025-68613. 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. The issues have been fixed in n8n versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate all known vulnerabilities. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations. Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only, and/or 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 remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
References
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https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-vpcf-gvg4-6qwr x_refsource_CONFIRM
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https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/securing/overview x_refsource_MISC
Affected products
- ==>= 2.0.0, < 2.9.3
- ==< 1.123.22
- ==>= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1
Matching in nixpkgs
pkgs.n8n
Free and source-available fair-code licensed workflow automation tool
pkgs.n8n-nodes-carbonejs
n8n community node for rendering Word templates using Carbone.js
pkgs.n8n-task-runner-launcher
Launcher for n8n task runners
pkgs.tests.fetchpatch2.relative
None
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nixos-unstable g7hn8n70vjwd
- nixpkgs-unstable g7hn8n70vjwd
- nixos-unstable-small g7hn8n70vjwd
Package maintainers
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@gepbird Gutyina Gergő <gutyina.gergo.2@gmail.com>
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@sweenu sweenu <contact@sweenu.xyz>