CVE-2026-25052

critical · 9.4

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.18 and 2.5.0, a vulnerability in the file access controls allows authenticated users with permission to create or modify workflows to read sensitive files from the n8n host system. This can be exploited to obtain critical configuration data and user credentials, leading to complete account takeover of any user on the instance. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.18 and 2.5.0.

9.4

CVSS

0.3%

EPSS (exploit prob.)

24th

EPSS percentile

2026-02-04

Published

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Weaknesses

CWE-367

Affected products

Vendor	Product	Affected versions
n8n	n8n	< 1.123.18
n8n	n8n	>= 2.0.0, < 2.5.0

Check a specific version with /api/v1/cve/match.

References

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-gfvg-qv54-r4pc

Query this programmatically:

curl https://evil-db.io/api/v1/cve/CVE-2026-25052