CVE-2026-72773 PUBLISHED

n8n before 2.32.1 Path Traversal via computer-use search_files

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 10.08.2026 Published: 11.08.2026 Updated: 11.08.2026

n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N
CVSS Score: 4.9

Product Status

Vendor n8n-io
Product n8n
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.32.1 (excl.)
  • Version 2.32.1 is unaffected
Vendor n8n-io
Product n8n
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.31.5 (excl.)
  • Version 2.31.5 is unaffected

References

Problem Types

  • Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') CWE