CVE-2026-27497 PUBLISHED

n8n has Potential Remote Code Execution via Merge Node

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 19.02.2026 Published: 25.02.2026 Updated: 25.02.2026

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could leverage the Merge node's SQL query mode to execute arbitrary code and write arbitrary files on the n8n server. The issues have been fixed in n8n versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate all known vulnerabilities. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations. Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only, and/or disable the Merge node by adding n8n-nodes-base.merge to the NODES_EXCLUDE environment variable. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
CVSS Score: 9.4

Product Status

Vendor n8n-io
Product n8n
Versions
  • Version < 1.123.22 is affected
  • Version >= 2.0.0, < 2.9.3 is affected
  • Version >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-94: Improper Control of Generation of Code ('Code Injection') CWE
  • CWE-89: Improper Neutralization of Special Elements used in an SQL Command ('SQL Injection') CWE