Exposed dangerous method or function in n8n - CVE-2025-68697
Published: February 9, 2026
Vulnerability identifier: #VU122480
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4: 7.1 [CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:H/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N]
CVE-ID: CVE-2025-68697
CWE-ID: CWE-749
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability:
No public exploit available
Vulnerability details
The vulnerability allows a remote user to bypass implemented security restrictions.
The vulnerability exists due to legacy code node enables file reads and writes. A remote user with access to workflow editor can read and modify files on the host.
Affected software
n8n
How to mitigate CVE-2025-68697
Install updates from vendor's website.
n8n - update to 2.0.0