CVE-2025-68613: n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources Vulnerability

CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities

Name

n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources Vulnerability

Vendor

n8n

Product

n8n

Added to the catalog

2026-03-11

Due date for US federal agencies

2026-03-25

Weaknesses

CWE-913

Catalog version

2026.10.30

n8n contains an improper control of dynamically managed code resources vulnerability in its workflow expression evaluation system that allows for remote code execution.

Required action (CISA)

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

Ransomware use: CISA does not mark known use of this vulnerability in ransomware campaigns.

Links in CISA's notes

• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp
• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68613

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NVD analysis

Status

Analyzed

Published

2025-12-19T23:15:52.083

Last modified

2026-10-13T11:10:00.203

Weaknesses

CWE-913

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions starting with 0.211.0 and prior to 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0 contain a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in their workflow expression evaluation system. Under certain conditions, expressions supplied by authenticated users during workflow configuration may be evaluated in an execution context that is not sufficiently isolated from the underlying runtime. An authenticated attacker could abuse this behavior to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the n8n process. Successful exploitation may lead to full compromise of the affected instance, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, and execution of system-level operations. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version, which introduces additional safeguards to restrict expression evaluation. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only; and/or deploy n8n in a hardened environment with restricted operating system privileges and network access to reduce the impact of potential exploitation. These workarounds do not fully eliminate the risk and should only be used as short-term measures.

References

• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/08f332015153decdda3c37ad4fcb9f7ba13a7c79 (Patch)
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1c933358acef527ff61466e53268b41a04be1000 (Patch)
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/39a2d1d60edde89674ca96dcbb3eb076ffff6316 (Patch)
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp (Patch, Vendor Advisory)
• https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2026/feb/zerobot-malware-targets-n8n-automation-platform (Exploit, Third Party Advisory)
• https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68613 (US Government Resource)

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CVE record

Title (CNA)

n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection

Assigner

GitHub_M

State

PUBLISHED

Published

2025-12-19T22:23:47.777Z

Updated

2026-03-12T03:55:15.270Z

Problem types

CWE-913: Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions starting with 0.211.0 and prior to 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0 contain a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in their workflow expression evaluation system. Under certain conditions, expressions supplied by authenticated users during workflow configuration may be evaluated in an execution context that is not sufficiently isolated from the underlying runtime. An authenticated attacker could abuse this behavior to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the n8n process. Successful exploitation may lead to full compromise of the affected instance, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, and execution of system-level operations. This issue has been fixed in versions 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version, which introduces additional safeguards to restrict expression evaluation. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only; and/or deploy n8n in a hardened environment with restricted operating system privileges and network access to reduce the impact of potential exploitation. These workarounds do not fully eliminate the risk and should only be used as short-term measures.

References

• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/08f332015153decdda3c37ad4fcb9f7ba13a7c79
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1c933358acef527ff61466e53268b41a04be1000
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/39a2d1d60edde89674ca96dcbb3eb076ffff6316

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GitHub Advisory Database

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