RCE in N8n

CVE-2026-77074

n8n versions before 1.123.69 contain a server-side request forgery vulnerability in the Edit Image node's Draw Text operation that allows authenticated users to inject MVG primitives. Attackers can craft malicious text values to issue blind outbound HTTP requests to arbitrary addresses or access local files.

Vulnerability class: RCE (Remote Code Execution)

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: 0.004 (27.6th percentile), scored .

Very low probability of exploitation in the next 30 days; routine patching cadence is appropriate. 28th percentile — 27.6% of CVEs in the catalogue have a lower EPSS than this one. How to read EPSS.

EPSS trend (30 days)EPSS over the last 30 days for CVE-2026-77074: held from 0.002 to 0.004.

EPSS over last 30 days · oldest: 0.002 · newest: 0.004 · change: +0.002

Affected products

Weakness classification (CWE)

References

Frequently asked questions

What is CVE-2026-77074?
CVE-2026-77074 is a medium-severity vulnerability in N8n, classified under Code Injection. CVSS score: 6.5/10. Published 2026-08-20.
How severe is CVE-2026-77074?
Medium severity. CVSS v3 base score is 6.5 out of 10.