n8n-io n8n up to 1.123.64 Git node path traversal

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A vulnerability marked as problematic has been reported in n8n-io n8n. This vulnerability affects unknown code of the component Git node. This manipulation causes path traversal. This vulnerability is registered as CVE-2026-72770. Remote exploitation of the attack is possible. No exploit is available.

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A vulnerability was found in n8n-io n8n. It has been declared as problematic. Affected by this vulnerability is an unknown code of the component Git node. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. The CWE definition for the vulnerability is CWE-22. The product uses external input to construct a pathname that is intended to identify a file or directory that is located underneath a restricted parent directory, but the product does not properly neutralize special elements within the pathname that can cause the pathname to resolve to a location that is outside of the restricted directory. As an impact it is known to affect confidentiality. The summary by CVE is:

n8n versions before 1.123.67 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the Git node's fetch, pull, and push-tags operations that allows authenticated users to bypass repository-path containment checks. Attackers with workflow create/execute rights can point allowlisted remote configurations at local paths outside the sandbox to pull arbitrary git repositories and read their files and history.

The advisory is shared at github.com. This vulnerability is known as CVE-2026-72770 since 08/10/2026. The exploitation appears to be easy. The attack can be launched remotely. Neither technical details nor an exploit are publicly available. MITRE ATT&CK project uses the attack technique T1006 for this issue.

Upgrading to version 1.123.67 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Vendor

• n8n-io

Name

• n8n

Version

• 1.90.0
• 1.98.2
• 1.99.0
• 1.107.0
• 1.113.0
• 1.114.3
• 1.118.0
• 1.120.3
• 1.121.0
• 1.121.3
• 1.123.2
• 1.123.8
• 1.123.9
• 1.123.10
• 1.123.12
• 1.123.15
• 1.123.17
• 1.123.18
• 1.123.22
• 1.123.23
• 1.123.25
• 1.123.26
• 1.123.27
• 1.123.32
• 1.123.33
• 1.123.43
• 1.123.48
• 1.123.55
• 1.123.61
• 1.123.64

Website

• Product: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/

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