CVE-2026-85168

n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via Git Node

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: September 3, 2026 at 11:22 AM UTC
Updated: September 16, 2026 at 09:54 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsN8NN8N

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.8%
SSVC
No known exploit

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

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 1.123.73v < 2.35.4v < 2.36.22.0.0 ≤ v < 2.35.42.36.0 ≤ v < 2.36.2
Affected range stops below 1.123.73, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.35.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.36.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 1.123.73v < 2.35.4v < 2.36.2
Vendor states this is fixed in 1.123.73 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.35.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.36.2 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatableTotal impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-78

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