High severity · published Aug 11, 2026
CVE-2026-72773
n8n before 2.32.1 Path Traversal via computer-use search_files
7.7
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Scope
Changed
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 47% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N8
n8n · n8n-io
before 2.32.1; before 2.31.5 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-72773
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-72773
Mitigation
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmw
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-files
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