CVE-2026-72773
highpriority · track · 31EPSS 0.006 · 47 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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.
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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · low–high · 1.1–7.7
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affected products (12)
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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-pf2q-pxhf-hgmwn8n: Path-Confinement Bypass in computer-use search_files Allows Reading Files Outside the Base Directory2026-07-22ghsa · osvUS
## Impact The component `@n8n/computer-use` file-search tool confined searches to a configured base directory. A crafted search pattern could bypass the confinement check and expand to locations outside that directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of files anywhere the daemon's OS user could read. Any deployment where an actor could influence the tool's search input was affected; the result was disclosure of arbitrary local files outside the intended sandbox. ## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 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 remove AI agent workflows that use the `computer-use` package until the instance is patched. - Ensure the n8n process runs under a dedicated low-privilege user account to limit the files accessible outside the sandbox. 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-pf2q-pxhf-hgmwcnnvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-filescnnvd
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmwenisa_euvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-filesenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmwMitigationVendor Advisorynvd
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-filesThird Party Advisorynvd
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