CVE-2026-85168

HIGH 1 PoC
MEDIUM Priority: 0.06 BB Relevance: 76/100
Published: 2026-09-03 Modified: 2026-10-29 First seen: 2026-10-29 Status: active

Attack Surface

Network Low Complexity No Interaction Conf. Impact Integ. Impact

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV: Network
AC: Low
PR: Low
UI: None
AT: Present
VC: High
VI: High
VA: High

Description

n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the Git node. The node reset a fixed list of command-bearing configuration keys before each operation, but that list did not cover the content-filter and merge-driver key families. A repository with local configuration setting one of those keys together with a matching attribute pattern causes git to execute the configured command during an ordinary Add, Commit, Checkout, or Pull operation. The command runs as the n8n process user.

Affected Software (7)

VendorProductVersion
n8n n8n < 1.123.73
n8n-io n8n 0 < 1.123.73
n8n-io n8n 2.36.0 < 2.36.2
n8n-io n8n 2.0.0-rc.0 < 2.35.4
n8n-io n8n 0 < 1.123.73
n8n-io n8n 2.36.0 < 2.36.2
n8n-io n8n 2.0.0-rc.0 < 2.35.4

Proof of Concept (1)

Bug Bounty Relevance

76 / 100
✓ Network accessible
✓ Low complexity
✓ No user interaction
✓ PoC available (1)

CVSS Score

7.7 / 10.0 v4.0
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

EPSS — Exploitation Probability

0.83%
Raw Score 0.008350
Percentile 57.6%
Date 2026-10-29

Intelligence Sources

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