CVEs / CVE-2025-68613
CVE-2025-68613: n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources Vulnerability
- Known exploited in the CISA KEV catalog since 11 Mar 2026
- high 8.8 CVSS 3.1 (NVD)
- EPSS 98.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 99% of CVEs (30 Oct 2026)
- Last changed at its sources
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Summary
n8n contains an improper control of dynamically managed code resources vulnerability in its workflow expression evaluation system that allows for remote code execution.
Description
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.
Affected and fixed versions
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n8n-io n8n | >= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4 | — |
| n8n-io n8n | = 1.121.0 | — |
| Product | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
| n8n (npm) | from 0.211.0, before 1.120.4 | 1.120.4 |
| n8n (npm) | from 1.121.0, before 1.121.1 | 1.121.1 |
Package versions from GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp.
Exploitation
| In CISA KEV since | 11 Mar 2026 |
|---|---|
| Due date for US federal agencies | 25 Mar 2026 |
| Used in ransomware campaigns | Unknown |
| Required action | Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable. |
Severity
| CVSS 3.1 | 8.8 highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:HScored by NVD |
|---|---|
| Weakness | CWE-913 |
References
- CVE-2025-68613 on NVD
- CVE-2025-68613 in the CISA KEV catalog
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp (cited by CISA)
- CVE-2025-68613 on OSV
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/08f332015153decdda3c37ad4fcb9f7ba13a7c79 Patch
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1c933358acef527ff61466e53268b41a04be1000 Patch
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/39a2d1d60edde89674ca96dcbb3eb076ffff6316 Patch
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp Patch, Vendor Advisory
- https://www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2026/feb/zerobot-malware-targets-n8n-automation-platform Exploit, Third Party Advisory
- https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog?field_cve=CVE-2025-68613 US Government Resource
Sources
Exploitation status from the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. EPSS scores from FIRST. Descriptions, severity and references from the National Vulnerability Database. Open-source package versions from OSV (CC-BY 4.0). Text is shown as each source states it; Stackurity does not edit it. Check the vendor's advisory before acting.
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