CVE-2026-42231 PUBLISHED

n8n: Prototype Pollution in XML Webhook Body Parser Leads to RCE

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 25.04.2026 Published: 04.05.2026 Updated: 05.05.2026

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, a flaw in the xml2js library used to parse XML request bodies in n8n's webhook handler allowed prototype pollution via a crafted XML payload. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could exploit this to pollute the JavaScript object prototype and, by chaining the pollution with the Git node's SSH operations, achieve remote code execution on the n8n host. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.

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 < 1.123.32 is affected
  • Version >= 2.17.0, < 2.17.4 is affected
  • Version >= 2.18.0, < 2.18.1 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-1321: Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution') CWE