CVE-2026-85169n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via $fromAI Prototype Leak
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n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain an expression sandbox escape in the $fromAI handler. $fromAI resolved a caller-supplied placeholder name without requiring it to be an own property and admitted reserved keys; against a primitive input value it returned a live host-prototype reference. An attacker with workflow-build privilege can walk the prototype chain to the Function constructor and compile/execute arbitrary code in the main n8n process, leading to remote code execution.
- CVSS
- 8.7 HIGH (v4.0, CNA)CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- Weakness (CWE)
- CWE-94
- Known exploited
- Not in CISA's KEV catalog
- EPSS (exploitation in the next 30 days)
- Not loaded for this CVE
- Assigned by
- VulnCheck
- NVD analysis
- Analyzed
- Record last updated
- Sep 4, 2026
- First seen by InfoSec Signals
- Oct 9, 2026
Affected products
n8n-io n8n n8n_io:n8n (from the name) | before 1.123.73; 1.123.73 not affected | CNA record |
n8n n8n n8n:n8n | before 1.123.73; from 2.0.0 before 2.35.4; from 2.36.0 before 2.36.2 | NVD |
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-9x83-43r8-5hwcvendor-advisory, mitigation
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.73-remote-code-execution-via-fromai-prototype-leakthird-party-advisory
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