What is CVE-2026-25055?

CVE-2026-25055 is a high-severity vulnerability in N8n, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-02-04.

How severe is CVE-2026-25055?

High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.

Path Traversal in N8n

CVE-2026-25055

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.12 and 2.4.0, when workflows process uploaded files and transfer them to remote servers via the SSH node without validating their metadata the vulnerability can lead to files being written to unintended locations on those remote systems potentially leading to remote code execution on those systems. As a prerequisites an unauthenticated attacker needs knowledge of such workflows existing and the endpoints for file uploads need to be unauthenticated. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.12 and 2.4.0.

Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)

EPSS: 0.017 (75.0th percentile) — read the EPSS interpretation.

CVSS v3 metric

CVSS v3 base score 8.1 (High). Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H.

Affected products

N8n
N8n-io N8n — versions < 1.123.12, < 2.4.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

CWE-22 — Path Traversal

References

security-advisories@github.com (x_refsource_CONFIRM, Patch, Vendor Advisory)

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-25055?: CVE-2026-25055 is a high-severity vulnerability in N8n, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 8.1/10. Published 2026-02-04.
How severe is CVE-2026-25055?: High severity. CVSS v3 base score is 8.1 out of 10.