What is CVE-2023-27562?

CVE-2023-27562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N8n, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-05-10.

How severe is CVE-2023-27562?

Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.

Path Traversal in N8n

CVE-2023-27562

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Directory Traversal.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

Published 2023-05-10 · last modified 2026-06-17.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 6.5 (Medium). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N.

EPSS exploit prediction

EPSS: 0.023 (82.9th percentile), scored 2026-10-09.

Low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, but still tracked. 83rd percentile — 82.9% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.023 · newest: 0.023 · change: 0.000

Affected products

N8n — versions 0.218.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases (Release Notes)
www.synacktiv.com/sites/default/files/2023-05/Synacktiv-N8N-Multiple-Vulnerabil… (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
security.netapp.com/advisory/ntap-20230622-0007/

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2023-27562?: CVE-2023-27562 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N8n, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2023-05-10.
How severe is CVE-2023-27562?: Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.