n8n-io n8n up to 1.123.79/2.39.5/2.40.0 Node path traversal

Summaryinfo

A vulnerability was found in n8n-io n8n up to 1.123.79/2.39.5/2.40.0. It has been declared as critical. This impacts an unknown function of the component Node. Such manipulation leads to path traversal. This vulnerability is documented as CVE-2026-103257. The attack can be executed remotely. There is not any exploit available. It is recommended to upgrade the affected component.

Detailsinfo

A vulnerability was found in n8n-io n8n up to 1.123.79/2.39.5/2.40.0. It has been rated as critical. Affected by this issue is some unknown processing of the component Node. The manipulation with an unknown input leads to a path traversal vulnerability. Using CWE to declare the problem leads to 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. Impacted is confidentiality, integrity, and availability. CVE summarizes:

n8n versions before 1.123.80, from 2.0.0 before 2.39.6, and from 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain a path traversal vulnerability in the n8n node that fails to validate resource identifiers. Attackers can craft malicious resource IDs to redirect API calls to unintended resources, allowing unauthorized access to workflows, executions, and credential secrets within the API key's scope.

The advisory is available at github.com. This vulnerability is handled as CVE-2026-103257 since 09/30/2026. The exploitation is known to be easy. The attack may be launched remotely. No form of authentication is required for exploitation. The technical details are unknown and an exploit is not available. This vulnerability is assigned to T1006 by the MITRE ATT&CK project.

It is declared as proof-of-concept.

Upgrading to version 1.123.80, 2.39.6 or 2.40.1 eliminates this vulnerability.

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Productinfo

Vendor

• n8n-io

Name

• n8n

Version

• 1.123.0
• 1.123.1
• 1.123.2
• 1.123.3
• 1.123.4
• 1.123.5
• 1.123.6
• 1.123.7
• 1.123.8
• 1.123.9
• 1.123.10
• 1.123.11
• 1.123.12
• 1.123.13
• 1.123.14
• 1.123.15
• 1.123.16
• 1.123.17
• 1.123.18
• 1.123.19
• 1.123.20
• 1.123.21
• 1.123.22
• 1.123.23
• 1.123.24
• 1.123.25
• 1.123.26
• 1.123.27
• 1.123.28
• 1.123.29
• 1.123.30
• 1.123.31
• 1.123.32
• 1.123.33
• 1.123.34
• 1.123.35
• 1.123.36
• 1.123.37
• 1.123.38
• 1.123.39
• 1.123.40
• 1.123.41
• 1.123.42
• 1.123.43
• 1.123.44
• 1.123.45
• 1.123.46
• 1.123.47
• 1.123.48
• 1.123.49
• 1.123.50
• 1.123.51
• 1.123.52
• 1.123.53
• 1.123.54
• 1.123.55
• 1.123.56
• 1.123.57
• 1.123.58
• 1.123.59
• 1.123.60
• 1.123.61
• 1.123.62
• 1.123.63
• 1.123.64
• 1.123.65
• 1.123.66
• 1.123.67
• 1.123.68
• 1.123.69
• 1.123.70
• 1.123.71
• 1.123.72
• 1.123.73
• 1.123.74
• 1.123.75
• 1.123.76
• 1.123.77
• 1.123.78
• 1.123.79
• 2.0
• 2.1
• 2.2
• 2.3
• 2.4
• 2.5
• 2.6
• 2.7
• 2.8
• 2.9
• 2.10
• 2.11
• 2.12
• 2.13
• 2.14
• 2.15
• 2.16
• 2.17
• 2.18
• 2.19
• 2.20
• 2.21
• 2.22
• 2.23
• 2.24
• 2.25
• 2.26
• 2.27
• 2.28
• 2.29
• 2.30
• 2.31
• 2.32
• 2.33
• 2.34
• 2.35
• 2.36
• 2.37
• 2.38
• 2.39
• 2.39.0
• 2.39.1
• 2.39.2
• 2.39.3
• 2.39.4
• 2.39.5
• 2.40.0

Website

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

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