Path Traversal in N8n
CVE-2026-72770
n8n versions before 1.123.67 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the Git node's fetch, pull, and push-tags operations that allows authenticated users to bypass repository-path containment checks. Attackers with workflow create/execute rights can point allowlisted remote configurations at local paths outside the sandbox to pull arbitrary git repositories and read their files and history.
Vulnerability class: Path Traversal (Directory Traversal)
Published · last modified .
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: 0.007 (51.3th percentile), scored .
Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 51st percentile — 51.3% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.
EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.005 · newest: 0.007 · change: +0.002
Affected products
- N8n
- N8n-Io N8n — versions 0, 1.123.67, 2.32.1
Weakness classification (CWE)
References
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-gf29-4f56-r2jf (vendor-advisory, Mitigation, Vendor Advisory)
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-git-node-operations (Third Party Advisory, third-party-advisory)
Frequently asked questions
- What is CVE-2026-72770?
- CVE-2026-72770 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N8n, classified under Path Traversal. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-11.
- How severe is CVE-2026-72770?
- Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.