n8n before 2.31.5 and before 2.32.1 contain a sandbox escape vulnerability in expression evaluation. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows can craft expressions using arrow-function bodies to bypass the expression sandbox, triggering system command execution on the host running n8n. The issue is fixed in versions 2.31.5 and 2.32.1.
CVE-2026-72765
This high-severity CVE scores 8.7 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 70% of all CVEs by exploit prediction. GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.7
- EG Score
- 8.7(medium)
- EG Risk
- 39(Track)EG Risk 39/100SSVC: Track
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How it’s computedSeverity87% × 45%Exploitation0% × 40%Automatability0% × 15%Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence. - EPSS PROB
- 0%
- EPSS %ILE
- 30%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
August 11, 2026
Last Modified
August 11, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026n8n before 2.32.1 Remote Code Execution via Expression Sandbox Escape | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-remote-code-execution-via-expression-sandbox-escapeExpression sandbox escape via arrow-function bodies enabling command execution · Advisory · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-gv7g-jm28-cr3mVendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72765(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | — | 2.32.1 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 31× in last 7d / 47× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-08-21 01:20 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-21 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-20 14:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-20 02:43 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-20 02:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-19 15:34 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-19 04:29 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 17:24 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-18 17:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-18 06:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 19:17 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-17 19:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-17 07:17 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 20:14 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 20:14 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-16 09:11 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-16 09:11 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
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- 2026-08-15 22:08 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 11:05 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-15 11:05 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-15 00:01 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-14 12:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-14 01:55 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-14 01:55 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-13 14:52 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-13 03:49 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-12 16:46 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-12 16:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-08-12 05:43 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 18:39 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 18:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 18:13 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 18:13 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-08-11 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-08-11 12:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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