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CVE-2026-72762: n8n before 1.123.67 Arbitrary File Write via Edit Image 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: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-10-29
• Weakness: CWE-434

Description

n8n versions before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Edit Image node, which passes its output format parameter to the underlying image library without validation. An authenticated user able to run workflows can supply a crafted format value to write arbitrary files outside the node's working directory on the n8n instance.

Affected products

• n8n-io n8n: before 1.123.67; from 2.0.0 before 2.31.5; 2.32.0 (and their updates) — fixed in 1.123.67, 2.31.5
• n8n-io n8n: before 1.123.67 — fixed in 1.123.67

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: n8n-io n8n 1.123.67, 2.31.5; n8n-io n8n 1.123.67. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xmc9-4f2h-jf9c
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-arbitrary-file-write-via-edit-image-node

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