CVE-2025-65964
Versions 0.123.1 through 1.119.1 do not have adequate protections to prevent RCE through the project's pre-commit hooks.
Does this matter?
High impact if exploited, but EPSS currently rates exploitation as unlikely (0.66%). Schedule it in the normal patch cycle and watch for a rise in EPSS or a public exploit.
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions 0.123.1 through 1.119.1 do not have adequate protections to prevent RCE through the project's pre-commit hooks. The Add Config operation allows workflows to set arbitrary Git configuration values, including core.hooksPath, which can point to a malicious Git hook that executes arbitrary commands on the n8n host during subsequent Git operations. Exploitation requires the ability to create or modify an n8n workflow using the Git node. This issue is fixed in version 1.119.2. Workarounds include excluding the Git Node (Docs) and avoiding cloning or interacting with untrusted repositories using the Git Node.
- CVSS 4.0
- 9.4 CRITICALCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/M
- EPSS
- 0.66% probability · 50th percentile
- CISA KEV
- Not listed
- Weakness
- CWE-829
- Affected
- n8n/n8n
- Source
- security-advisories@github.com
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/d5a1171f95f75def5c3ac577707ab913e22aef04Patch
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.119.2Release Notes
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmqExploit, Vendor Advisory
- https://n8n-docs.teamlab.info/hosting/securing/blocking-nodes/#exclude-nodesThird Party Advisory
Source: NVD record, EPSS from FIRST.org, KEV from CISA. Refreshed daily.