CVE-2025-65964 json
n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Node Custom Pre-Commit Hook
published 2025-12-08 11 mo ago modified 2026-10-14 25 d ago also EUVD-2025-201815 , GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq
- cvss
- 8.8
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.7%
- EPSS 0.7% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 53%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions 0.123.1 through 1.119.1 do not have adequate protections to prevent RCE through the project's pre-commit hooks. The Add Config operation allows workflows to set arbitrary Git configuration values, including core.hooksPath, which can point to a malicious Git hook that executes arbitrary commands on the n8n host during subsequent Git operations. Exploitation requires the ability to create or modify an n8n workflow using the Git node. This issue is fixed in version 1.119.2. Workarounds include excluding the Git Node (Docs) and avoiding cloning or interacting with untrusted repositories using the Git Node.
Patch / fix
- npm n8n 1.119.2
- n8n n8n 1.119.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
- Assessed
- 11 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.71% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 53% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
Exploits and checks
- github.com https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq referenced PoC, tagged "exploit" by a source, unverified
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.4 | 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 |
| CNA | 4.0 | 9.4 | 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/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 8.8 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | n8n | >=0.123.1, <1.119.2 |
1.119.2 |
Affected products
- n8n-io n8n
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-829 Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control Sphere
References
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/commit/d5a1171f95f75def5c3ac577707ab913e22aef04
web, patch
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq
web, exploit, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.119.2
web, release-notes
-
n8n-docs.teamlab.info
/hosting/securing/blocking-nodes/#exclude-nodes
web, third-party-advisory
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65964
advisory
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2025-65964
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq
- NVD CVE-2025-65964
Fencer Vulns keeps one entry per vulnerability: the CVE id wins, then GHSA, and records that alias each other are merged, except that two CVEs always keep separate entries. The same data is available as JSON.
CPEs and fixed versions use Anchore's correction of NVD's data: Added CPE configurations because not yet analyzed by NVD.