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Vulnerability details: VCID-vvwk-2kb6-fbf8
Vulnerability ID VCID-vvwk-2kb6-fbf8
Aliases CVE-2025-68668
GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v
Summary n8n Vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution in Pyodide based Python Code Node A sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in the Python Code Node that uses Pyodide. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the host system running n8n, using the same privileges as the n8n process.
Status Published
Exploitability 0.5
Weighted Severity 9.0
Risk 4.5
Affected and Fixed Packages Package Details
Weaknesses (3)
CWE-693 Protection Mechanism Failure
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
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v
generic_textual CRITICAL https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68668
generic_textual CRITICAL https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68668
cvssv3.1 9.9 https://www.smartkeyss.com/post/cve-2025-68668-breaking-out-of-the-python-sandbox-in-n8n
generic_textual CRITICAL https://www.smartkeyss.com/post/cve-2025-68668-breaking-out-of-the-python-sandbox-in-n8n
Reference id Reference type URL
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
CVE-2025-68668 https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68668
CVE-2025-68668-BREAKING-OUT-OF-THE-PYTHON-SANDBOX-IN-N8N https://www.smartkeyss.com/post/cve-2025-68668-breaking-out-of-the-python-sandbox-in-n8n
GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v
GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v
No exploits are available.
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68668
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L Found at https://www.smartkeyss.com/post/cve-2025-68668-breaking-out-of-the-python-sandbox-in-n8n
Attack Vector (AV) Attack Complexity (AC) Privileges Required (PR) User Interaction (UI) Scope (S) Confidentiality Impact (C) Integrity Impact (I) Availability Impact (A)

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No EPSS data available for this vulnerability.

Date Actor Action Source VulnerableCode Version
2026-06-02T04:49:17.558759+00:00 GitLab Importer Import https://gitlab.com/gitlab-org/advisories-community/-/blob/main/npm/n8n/CVE-2025-68668.yml 38.6.0