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CVE-2026-44790: n8n: Arbitrary File Read via Git Node
- Severity: high (CVSS 8.8 v3.1)
- Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
- EPSS: 0.5% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
- Public exploit or detection template: none known
- Published: 2026-06-23 · updated 2026-10-26
- Weakness: CWE-88
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.43, 2.22.1, and 2.20.7, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could inject CLI flags on the Git node's Push operation allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files from the n8n server potentially leading to full compromise. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.123.43, 2.22.1, and 2.20.7.
Affected products
- n8n-io n8n: before 1.123.43; from 2.0.0 before 2.20.7; from 2.21.0 before 2.22.1 — fixed in 1.123.43, 2.20.7, 2.22.1
How to fix
Upgrade to a fixed version: n8n-io n8n 1.123.43, 2.20.7, 2.22.1. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.
References
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