CVE-2026-25052 | THREATINT

Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.18 and 2.5.0, a vulnerability in the file access controls allows authenticated users with permission to create or modify workflows to read sensitive files from the n8n host system. This can be exploited to obtain critical configuration data and user credentials, leading to complete account takeover of any user on the instance. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.18 and 2.5.0.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-01-28 | Published 2026-02-04 | Updated 2026-02-05 | Assigner GitHub_M

CRITICAL: 9.4CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Problem types

CWE-367: Time-of-check Time-of-use (TOCTOU) Race Condition

Product status

< 1.123.18

affected

< 2.5.0

affected

References

github.com/...io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-gfvg-qv54-r4pc

cve.org (CVE-2026-25052)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-25052)

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