What is CVE-2025-68697?

CVE-2025-68697 is a high-severity vulnerability in N8n-io N8n, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-12-26.

How severe is CVE-2025-68697?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.

Privilege escalation in N8n-io N8n

CVE-2025-68697

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Vulnerability class: Privilege Escalation

EPSS: 0.000 (2.9th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 7.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N.

Affected products

N8n-io N8n — versions < 2.0.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-269 — Improper Privilege Management
CWE-749

References

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-j4p8-h8mh-rh8q (x_refsource_CONFIRM)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2025-68697?: CVE-2025-68697 is a high-severity vulnerability in N8n-io N8n, classified under Improper Privilege Management. CVSS score: 7.1/10. Published 2025-12-26.
How severe is CVE-2025-68697?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 7.1 out of 10.