n8n before 2.32.1 Path Traversal via computer-use search_files

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-72773
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-11 13:19:07 UTC
Updated2026-08-11 18:18:25 UTC
Descriptionn8n 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.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 4.9 MEDIUM from [email protected]

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/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

EPSS: 0.003810000 probability, percentile 0.310800000 (date 2026-08-12)

Problem Types: CWE-22 | CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary4.9MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS4.9MEDIUMCVSS: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 v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
None
Integrity
None
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
None
Sub Availability
None

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/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

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA N8n-io N8n affected 2.32.1 semver Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n unaffected 2.32.1 semver Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n affected 2.31.5 semver Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n unaffected 2.31.5 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmw [email protected] github.com
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