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n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, a flaw in the xml2js library used to parse XML request bodies in n8n's webhook handler allowed prototype pollution via a crafted XML payload. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could exploit this to pollute the JavaScript object prototype and, by chaining the pollution with the Git node's SSH operations, achieve remote code execution on the n8n host. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.

PUBLISHED Reserved 2026-04-25 | Published 2026-05-04 | Updated 2026-05-05 | 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-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Product status

< 1.123.32
affected

>= 2.17.0, < 2.17.4
affected

>= 2.18.0, < 2.18.1
affected

References

github.com/...io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-q5f4-99jv-pgg5

cve.org (CVE-2026-42231)

nvd.nist.gov (CVE-2026-42231)

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