CVE-2025-68613
CRITICAL KEV CISA Exploitation: ACTIVE
10.0
CVSS 3.1
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions starting with 0.211.0 and prior to 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0 contain a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in their 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. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version, which introduces additional safeguards to restrict expression evaluation. 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 eliminate the risk and should only be used as short-term measures.
Metadata
Severity & Metrics
10.0
CRITICAL CVSS 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
SSVC — CISA Coordinator
CISA Known Exploited Vulnerability
Required action
Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.
CISA description
n8n contains an improper control of dynamically managed code resources vulnerability in its workflow expression evaluation system that allows for remote code execution.
Affected products (1)
| Vendor | Product | Platform | Versions |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n-io | n8n | — | >= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4, = 1.121.0 |
Weakness (CWE)
| CWE | Source | Description |
|---|---|---|
| CWE-913 | cna | CWE-913: Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources |
CVSS scores (1)
| Score | Severity | Version | Source | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 10.0 | CRITICAL | 3.1 | cna | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H |
References (4)
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/08f332015153decdda3c37ad4fcb9f7ba13a7c79 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/08f332015153decdda3c37ad4fcb9f7ba13a7c79
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1c933358acef527ff61466e53268b41a04be1000 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1c933358acef527ff61466e53268b41a04be1000
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/39a2d1d60edde89674ca96dcbb3eb076ffff6316 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/39a2d1d60edde89674ca96dcbb3eb076ffff6316