CVE-2026-72749
mediumpriority · track · 26EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
n8n before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the Edit Fields (Set) node. The node assigns output fields via a dot-notation path setter without restricting the field name, allowing an authenticated user to name a field after an inherited built-in method path and corrupt a shared global in the main Node.js process. Because that global is used on the request-authentication path, the instance then fails every authenticated request, causing an instance-wide denial of service for all users until the process is restarted.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 4.9–7.1
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affected products (15)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-2489n8n: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-07-22csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in n8n ausnutzen, um Sicherheitsvorkehrungen zu umgehen, um einen Denial of Service Angriff durchzuführen, um Informationen offenzulegen, um Dateien zu manipulieren, um einen SQL-Injection Angriff durchzuführen, und um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen.
- GHSA-xwx6-jjhv-84p8n8n: Prototype Pollution via Dot-Notation Field Names Leads To Instance-Wide Denial of Service2026-07-22ghsa · osvUS
## Impact The Edit Fields (Set) node assigned output fields through a dot-notation path setter without restricting the field name, so an authenticated user could name a field after an inherited built-in method path and corrupt a shared global in the main Node.js process. Because that global was used on the request-authentication path, the instance then failed every authenticated request, causing a instance-wide denial of service for all users until the process was restarted. ## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. ## Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: - Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only. - Disable or restrict workflow creation and execution permissions for untrusted users. - Monitor for unexpected process-wide HTTP 500 errors and restart the process promptly if they occur. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
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references (6)
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- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx6-jjhv-84p8cnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-prototype-pollution-via-edit-fieldscnnvd
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx6-jjhv-84p8enisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-prototype-pollution-via-edit-fieldsenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xwx6-jjhv-84p8MitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-prototype-pollution-via-edit-fieldsThird Party Advisorynvd
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