6.5Medium

N8n N8n

CVE-2026-85170

n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 pass message content in the Gmail (v1) and Brevo nodes to the mail composer without verifying it is a string. An authenticated user able to run a workflow can supply an expression that resolves to an object carrying a path or href property, causing the composer to read a local file accessible to the n8n process or fetch an internal URL (SSRF) and attach the result to the outgoing message.

What this means for your business

  • It affects N8n. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
  • An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
  • FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.4% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 31% of all known flaws.

What to do

  1. 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run N8n, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
  2. 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.

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Scoring

CVSS
6.5 (v3.1)
Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS v4
7.1
Weakness
CWE-20
Assigned by
disclosure@vulncheck.com

Dates

Published
2026-09-03
Last modified
2026-09-18
Sources
NVD

Affected products

  • N8n N8n- 1.123.73, 2.0.0 - 2.35.4, 2.36.0 - 2.36.2

As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.

References