--- id: "CVE-2025-68613" kind: "vulnerability" aliases: ["CVE-2025-68613"] title: "n8n is an open source workflow automation platform" severity: "critical" cvss: 9.9 epss: null exploited: true status: "open" category: "ai-tooling" products: [{"name": "n8n n8n", "fixed": [], "affected": "", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "n8n", "fixed": ["1.120.4", "1.121.1", "1.122.0"], "affected": ">= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4; >= 1.121.0, < 1.121.1", "ecosystem": "npm"}, {"name": "n8n", "fixed": ["1.120.4"], "affected": ">= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4", "ecosystem": "vendor"}, {"name": "n8n", "fixed": [], "affected": "= 1.121.0", "ecosystem": "vendor"}] ecosystems: ["npm", "vendor"] tags: ["ai-agents", "ai-tooling", "exploited", "n8n", "rce", "self-hosted", "workflow-automation"] not_affected_if: ["auth-required", "managed-hosting"] published_at: "2025-12-19T23:15:52+00:00" first_seen_at: "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00" updated_at: "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00" sources: [{"source": "kev", "url": "https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-68613", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00"}, {"source": "analyst", "url": null, "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T20:43:09+00:00"}, {"source": "nvd", "url": "https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68613", "first_seen_at": "2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00"}] --- # n8n is an open source workflow automation platform n8n's workflow expression evaluator isn't isolated from the runtime. Any authenticated user who can create or edit workflows can run arbitrary code as the n8n process, which can mean full instance compromise and access to stored credentials. CISA lists it as exploited. A later advisory covers further expression escapes, so upgrade past 1.122.0. _Summary, check and fix written by a model from the sources; labelled as such._ ## Affected - vendor:n8n n8n affected ? fixed ? - npm:n8n affected >= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4; >= 1.121.0, < 1.121.1 fixed 1.120.4, 1.121.1, 1.122.0 - vendor:n8n affected >= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4 fixed 1.120.4 - vendor:n8n affected = 1.121.0 fixed ? ## How to check Check the n8n version (Settings > About, or 'n8n --version', or the docker image tag). Vulnerable: >= 0.211.0 and < 1.120.4, or 1.121.0 (< 1.121.1). Also see who holds workflow create/edit permission and review workflows for suspicious expressions (e.g. ones using process, require, child_process). ## Fix Upgrade to 1.120.4, 1.121.1 or 1.122.0+; better 1.123.17 or 2.5.2+ to also cover the follow-up expression-escape RCE (GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8). Interim: limit workflow create/edit to fully trusted users, run n8n with restricted OS privileges and network access. Rotate credentials stored in exposed instances. ## Timeline - 2026-10-23T19:11:51+00:00 kev https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?search_api_fulltext=CVE-2025-68613 - 2026-10-23T20:43:09+00:00 analyst — Read n8n GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp (CVSS 9.9) plus GitLab DB: authenticated RCE via expression injection; fixed in 1.120.4, 1.121.1, 1.122.0. Exploitation per CISA KEV; I did not find a PoC link. Follow-up bypass GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8 fixed in 1.123.17/2.5.2 (CVE-2026-27577 per OSV), so target at least those. - 2026-10-23T23:44:51+00:00 nvd https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68613 ## Documents - [advisory] n8n GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp RCE via Expression Injection https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/ghsa-v98v-ff95-f3cp - [describes] GitLab Advisory DB CVE-2025-68613 https://advisories.gitlab.com/npm/n8n/CVE-2025-68613/ - [mentions] n8n GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8 follow-up expression escape RCE https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-6cqr-8cfr-67f8 ## From the sources 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. --- _Free to read at a human pace. An API with keys and an MCP server are in preparation; early access: hello@infrastack.ai_