Critical severity · published Jan 27, 2026
CVE-2026-1470
Authenticated users can bypass the Expression sandbox mechanism to achieve full remote code execution on n8n’s main node.
9.9
CVSS
20.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n contains a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in its workflow Expression evaluation system. 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.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)20.4% · higher than 97% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N8
N8n · N8n
before 1.123.17; 2.0.0 before 2.4.5; 2.5.0 · source: NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-1470
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-1470
Patch
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/aa4d1e5825829182afa0ad5b81f602638f55fa04
Exploit
https://research.jfrog.com/vulnerabilities/n8n-expression-node-rce/
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