CVE-2026-72773CWE-22path-traversal

CVE-2026-72773

High · published August 11, 2026

CVSS v3.1
7.7
EPSS
1%
Percentile
46.3
In the wild
Unconfirmed
What it is

n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.

The record
Technical detail
CVSS v3.1
7.7 · HIGH
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4.0
Not supplied
EPSS
0.00568 · 46.3th percentile
Weakness
CWE-22 · Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Published
2026-08-11T17:19Z
Affected products (2)
ProductVersionsFixed in
n8n/n8n< 2.31.52.31.5
n8n/n8nall versions—
References (2)
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmw · [email protected]https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-files · [email protected]
EPSS history
Timeline
  • 11 AUG 12:17Z
    n8n before 2.32.1 Path Traversal via computer-use search_files
    cvelistv5