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Vulnerability details: VCID-akxw-urjb-qff8
Vulnerability ID VCID-akxw-urjb-qff8
Aliases CVE-2026-25055
GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
Summary n8n Vulnerable to Arbitrary File Write on Remote Systems via SSH Node When workflows process uploaded files and transfer them to remote servers via the SSH node without validating their metadata the vulnerability can lead to files being written to unintended locations on those remote systems potentially leading to remote code execution on those systems. As a prerequisites an unauthenticated attacker needs knowledge of such workflows existing and the endpoints for file uploads need to be unauthenticated.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 8.0
Risk 4.0
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
CWE-937 OWASP Top Ten 2013 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
CWE-1035 OWASP Top Ten 2017 Category A9 - Using Components with Known Vulnerabilities
System Score Found at
epss 0.00168 https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-25055
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
cvssv4 7.1 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
cvssv4 7.1 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/528ad6b982d0519ec170e172f57b7fdbbe175230
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/528ad6b982d0519ec170e172f57b7fdbbe175230
cvssv4 7.1 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/e0baf48c6a54808f6dbca8cb352bfa306092c223
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/e0baf48c6a54808f6dbca8cb352bfa306092c223
cvssv3.1_qr HIGH https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
cvssv4 7.1 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
generic_textual HIGH https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
ssvc Track https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
cvssv4 7.1 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25055
generic_textual HIGH https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25055
Reference id Reference type URL
https://api.first.org/data/v1/epss?cve=CVE-2026-25055
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/528ad6b982d0519ec170e172f57b7fdbbe175230
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/e0baf48c6a54808f6dbca8cb352bfa306092c223
CVE-2026-25055 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25055
GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9 https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/528ad6b982d0519ec170e172f57b7fdbbe175230
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/e0baf48c6a54808f6dbca8cb352bfa306092c223
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Vector: SSVCv2/E:N/A:N/T:P/P:M/B:A/M:M/D:T/2026-02-05T14:20:20Z/ Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-m82q-59gv-mcr9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-25055
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Attack Requirements (AT) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Vulnerable System Impact Confidentiality (VC) Vulnerable System Impact Integrity (VI) Vulnerable System Impact Availability (VA) Subsequent System Impact Confidentiality (SC) Subsequent System Impact Integrity (SI) Subsequent System Impact Availability (SA)

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Exploit Prediction Scoring System (EPSS)
Percentile 0.37764
EPSS Score 0.00168
Published At June 5, 2026, 12:55 p.m.
Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:49:57.135375+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/n8n/CVE-2026-25055.yml 38.6.0