High severity · published Sep 3, 2026
CVE-2026-85169
n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via $fromAI Prototype Leak
8.8
CVSS
0.9%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain an expression sandbox escape in the $fromAI handler. $fromAI resolved a caller-supplied placeholder name without requiring it to be an own property and admitted reserved keys; against a primitive input value it returned a live host-prototype reference. An attacker with workflow-build privilege can walk the prototype chain to the Function constructor and compile/execute arbitrary code in the main n8n process, leading to remote code execution.
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)0.9% · higher than 59% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N8
n8n · n8n-io
before 1.123.73; before 2.36.2; before 2.35.4 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-85169
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-85169
Mitigation
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-9x83-43r8-5hwc
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.73-remote-code-execution-via-fromai-prototype-leak
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