01 Record
CVE-2026-103257
n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Path Traversal via n8n Node
HighPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score8.1 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
02 Description
n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Path Traversal via n8n Node
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Assessed, none found. CISA's assessment recorded neither public exploit code nor evidence of exploitation when it was made.
- SSVC decision
- ExploitationnoneCISA recorded no public exploit code and no evidence of exploitation.
- AutomatablenoAt least one step from reconnaissance to exploitation cannot be reliably automated.
- Technical ImpacttotalSuccessful exploitation gives total control of the vulnerable component.
- EPSS probability
- 0.42% probability of exploitation activity in the next 30 days.
- EPSS percentile
- Equal to or higher than the score of 36.6% of scored records. A rank, not a probability.
- NVD base score
- 8.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/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
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-01.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-01 10:42Z27 DAYS AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-01 14:53Z27 DAYS AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-09-30
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- High (CVSS 8.1)
- CNA CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
- Weaknesses
- CWE-22Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')Base
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- 020cb30ddf460081beb86ca3a53140d43ecf722d68ec60c2bf38da32fde43da3
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-89p4-6h98-c7xm)https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-89p4-6h98-c7xm
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Path Traversal via n8n Nodehttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.80-2.39.6-and-2.40.1-path-traversal-via-n8n-node