High severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-72762
n8n before 1.123.67 Arbitrary File Write via Edit Image Node
8.8
CVSS
0.5%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n versions before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Edit Image node, which passes its output format parameter to the underlying image library without validation. An authenticated user able to run workflows can supply a crafted format value to write arbitrary files outside the node's working directory on the n8n instance.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.5% · higher than 41% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N8
n8n · n8n-io
before 1.123.67; before 2.32.1; before 2.31.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72762
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72762
Mitigation
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xmc9-4f2h-jf9c
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-arbitrary-file-write-via-edit-image-node
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