Critical severity · published Feb 25, 2026
CVE-2026-27493
n8n has Unauthenticated Expression Evaluation via Form Node
9.0
CVSS
1.4%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22, a second-order expression injection vulnerability existed in n8n's Form nodes that could allow an unauthenticated attacker to inject and evaluate arbitrary n8n expressions by submitting crafted form data. When chained with an expression sandbox escape, this could escalate to remote code execution on the n8n host. The vulnerability requires a specific workflow configuration to be exploitable. First, a form node with a field interpolating a value provided by an unauthenticated user, e.g. a form submitted value. Second, the field value must begin with an `=` character, which caused n8n to treat it as an expression and triggered a double-evaluation of the field content. There is no practical reason for a workflow designer to prefix a field with `=` intentionally — the character is not rendered in the output, so the result would not match the designer's expectations. If added accidentally, it would be noticeable and very unlikely to persist. An unauthenticated attacker would need to either know about this specific circumstance on a target instance or discover a matching form by chance. Even when the preconditions are met, the expression injection alone is limited to data accessible within the n8n expression context. Escalation to remote code execution requires chaining with a separate sandbox escape vulnerability. The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations. Review usage of form nodes manually for above mentioned preconditions, disable the Form node by adding `n8n-nodes-base.form` to the `NODES_EXCLUDE` environment variable, and/or disable the Form Trigger node by adding `n8n-nodes-base.formTrigger` to the `NODES_EXCLUDE` environment variable. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
High
Privileges
None
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)1.4% · higher than 72% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N8
n8n · n8n-io
< 1.123.22; >= 2.0.0, < 2.9.3; >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 · source: vendor, NVD
In the news
VulnerabilityCritical
Critical n8n Flaws Allow Remote Code Execution and Exposure of Stored Credentials
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of two now-patched security flaws in the n8n workflow automation platform, including two critical bugs that could result in arbitrary command execution.
The vulnerabilities are listed below -
CVE-2026-27577 (CVSS score: 9.4) - Expression sandbox escape leading to remote code execution (RCE)
CVE-2026-27493 (CVSS score: 9.5) - Unauthenticated
Mar 11, 2026·The Hacker News
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27493
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-27493
Patch
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/562d867483e871b0f1e31776252e23bd721df75b
Issue Tracking
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/issues/19
Product
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@1.123.22
Product
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.10.1
Product
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.9.3
Mitigation
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-75g8-rv7v-32f7
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