High severity · published Aug 20, 2026
CVE-2026-77077
n8n before 1.123.69 Remote Code Execution via EventEmitter Prototype Pollution
7.6
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n versions before 1.123.69, 2.33.4, and 2.34.1 contain a JavaScript task runner VM sandbox escape. The runner's prototype-freezing routine covers globalThis functions but not internal module constructors such as EventEmitter, allowing an authenticated user with Code node access to exploit prototype pollution to execute arbitrary commands within the runner container. Because the polluted prototype is a process-wide object, the corruption persists across other tenants' Code node executions on the same shared runner. On v1.x instances without task runners enabled, Code node JavaScript runs directly in the main n8n process, where the impact could be higher.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:L
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Scope
Unchanged
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 1.123.69; 2.34.0 before 2.34.1; 2.0.0 before 2.33.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77077
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77077
Mitigation
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m3hg-p5r9-fg9h
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-remote-code-execution-via-eventemitter-prototype-pollution
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