CVE-2026-85168

highpriority · attend · 45EPSS 0.008 · 58 %ileexploit · PoCDEUS

grimoire priorityP1 · Urgent

Exploitable?

Public exploit

1 exploit · PoC

Likely / severe?

0.83% (58th) EPSS

CVSS 8.8 · high

Is it mine?

7 products

Check your exposure

Who says so?

2 sources

cert_bund · nvd

EPSS · scored 2026-10-27

n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain a remote code execution vulnerability in the Git node. The node reset a fixed list of command-bearing configuration keys before each operation, but that list did not cover the content-filter and merge-driver key families. A repository with local configuration setting one of those keys together with a matching attribute pattern causes git to execute the configured command during an ordinary Add, Commit, Checkout, or Pull operation. The command runs as the n8n process user.

cvss

Technical severity, 0–10. One row per scoring source.

8.8

010

base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.8–8.8

v3.18.8highCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:Hprimary · NVD / NIST USexploitability 2.8 · impact 5.9

v4.07.7highCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · disclosure@vulncheck.com

v4.06.8mediumCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:Xsecondary · CVSS-BT (t0sche)

ssvc

A stakeholder decision — act, attend, or track — from exploitation and impact.

Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical Impact: totalcoordinatorcisa_ssvcUS

weaknesses

The CWE weakness classes this flaw belongs to.

CWE-78US

exploits (1)

Public proof-of-concept and weaponised exploit code.

Boreas37/CVE-2026-85168-PoCCVE-2026-85168 — n8n Git node RCE from repo-local filter.*.clean / merge-driver config on add|commit|checkout. Verified v2.35.3 / v2.36.2.PoC · poc_in_github

affected products (7)

Products and version ranges known to be affected.

n8n n8n <2.35.4all versionscert_bundDE
n8n n8n <2.36.2all versionscert_bundDE
n8n n8n< 2.35.4cert_bundDE
n8n n8n< 2.36.2cert_bundDE
n8n n8n< 1.123.73nvdUScpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
n8n n8n2.0.0 → 2.35.4nvdUScpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
n8n n8n2.36.0 → 2.36.2nvdUScpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*

advisories (1)

Vendor and ecosystem advisories describing this.

WID-SEC-W-2026-2936n8n: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-08-19csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein entfernter, authentisierter Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in n8n ausnutzen, um beliebigen Programmcode auszuführen, Sicherheitsmaßnahmen zu umgehen, serverseitige Request-Forgery-Angriffe (SSRF) durchzuführen, Informationen offenzulegen und Daten zu manipulieren.

sources

Which sources assert this record, and when.

cert_bund nvd NVD CVE.org MITRE

published 2026-09-03modified 2026-09-04

references (2) nvd

External citations — patches, advisories, analysis.

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