Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-85168n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via Git Node

High 7.7

In plain English

A high-severity OS command injection in n8n from n8n-io. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.8% (higher than 58% of all known vulnerabilities). Ready-made attack tooling exists: public proof-of-concept code.

Severity (CVSS 4.0)7.7High

Exploit odds (30 days)0.8%top 42.1% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack tooling1Public PoC

Official 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 products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n8n-io	n8n	0 – before 1.123.73
n8n-io	n8n	2.36.0 – before 2.36.2
n8n-io	n8n	2.0.0-rc.0 – before 2.35.4

Weakness: CWE-78 · Vector: 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

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-mwp5-2m32-r54h) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via Git Node third-party-advisory