CVE-2025-68613KEV · OVERDUECWE-913

n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources Vulnerability

Critical · published December 20, 2025

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Confirmed exploited, and the score agrees

CVSS calls it critical at 9.9. It is confirmed in active exploitation. It sits in the 99.9th percentile for exploit probability.

212
days past CISA
deadline
CVSS v3.1
9.9
EPSS
99%
Percentile
99.9
In the wild
Confirmed
What it is

🚨 We've got a critical RCE vulnerability in n8n that could let attackers execute arbitrary code with just a little crafty expression! 🔥 Think of this like a recipe book where someone can sneak in their own ingredients — if a chef isn't careful, they might end up cooking with something dangerous that ruins the whole meal! An authenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to gain full control over your n8n instance, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, or even executing commands at the system level. The consequences could be absolutely devastating, potentially compromising your entire workflow automation solution!

Put simply

Think of this like a recipe book where someone can sneak in their own ingredients — if a chef isn't careful, they might end up cooking with something dangerous that ruins the whole meal! This vulnerability arises from insufficient isolation in the expression evaluation system of n8n’s workflow configuration, allowing attackers to run arbitrary code within the n8n process's privileges.

What to do

An authenticated attacker could exploit this flaw to gain full control over your n8n instance, leading to unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, or even executing commands at the system level. The consequences could be absolutely devastating, potentially compromising your entire workflow automation solution! Upgrade to versions 1.120.4, 1.121.1, or 1.122.0 immediately to patch this vulnerability. If an upgrade isn't feasible right now, restrict workflow creation and editing permissions to trusted users only, and consider deploying n8n in a hardened environment with limited OS privileges and network access. You've got this! Fixing this vulnerability is within your reach — follow the steps and secure your n8n environment! 🛡️

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
9.9 · CRITICAL
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.98994 · 99.9th percentile
Weakness
CWE-913 · Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources
Published
2025-12-20T04:15Z
KEV added
2026-03-11 · due 2026-03-25
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
n8n/n8n≥ 0.211.0, < 1.120.41.120.4
n8n/n8nall versions—
References (6)
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 MAR 00:00Z
    Added to CISA KEV — remediate by Mar 25
    kev
  • 19 DEC 22:23Z
    n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection
    cvelistv5