CVE-2026-72773

MEDIUMPre-NVD 4.94.9—
EchelonGraph scoreMEDIUM confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 4.9 under a secondary CVSS source (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit probability: 0.4%, top 69% 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).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: epss, secondary
Trending — 3 sources updated this week
4.9EG
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS PROB: 0%CVSS: 4.9Exploit: None knownExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

n8n 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.

CVSS v3
4.9
EG Score
4.9(medium)
EG Risk
22(Track)
EG Risk 22/100SSVC: Track

EG Risk is EchelonGraph's 0–100 priority score: it fuses intrinsic severity with real-world exploitation and automatability so you can rank equal-severity CVEs and fix the most dangerous first. Higher = act sooner. Distinct from the 0–10 EG Score (severity).

How it’s computed
Severity49% × 45%
Exploitation0% × 40%
Automatability0% × 15%
Action: Routine — remediate on your standard cadence.
EPSS PROB
0%
EPSS %ILE
31%
KEV
Not listed

Published

August 11, 2026

Last Modified

August 11, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Aug 11, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

n8n before 2.32.1 Path Traversal via computer-use search_files | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-files
github Patch Available

Path-Confinement Bypass in computer-use search_files Allows Reading Files Outside the Base Directory · Advisory · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmw

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-72773(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)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
n8n—2.32.1—

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 25× in last 7d / 37× 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.

  1. 2026-08-20 22:59 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-08-20 22:59 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-20 22:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-08-20 00:58 UTCEG score recompute
  5. 2026-08-20 00:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
  6. 2026-08-19 17:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-08-19 02:57 UTCEG score recompute
  8. 2026-08-19 02:56 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-08-18 13:49 UTCEPSS rescore
  11. 2026-08-18 04:47 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-18 04:47 UTCGHSA enrichment
  13. 2026-08-17 13:47 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-08-17 06:46 UTCEG score recompute
  15. 2026-08-17 06:46 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-08-16 14:56 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-08-16 08:45 UTCEG score recompute
  19. 2026-08-16 08:45 UTCGHSA enrichment
  20. 2026-08-16 02:15 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-08-15 10:44 UTCEG score recompute
  22. 2026-08-15 10:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-08-15 01:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-08-14 12:42 UTCEG score recompute
  25. 2026-08-14 12:42 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-08-13 22:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-08-13 14:41 UTCGHSA enrichment
  3. 2026-08-12 16:40 UTCEG score recompute
  4. 2026-08-12 16:40 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-08-12 13:51 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-08-11 18:39 UTCEG score recompute
  7. 2026-08-11 18:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-08-11 18:16 UTCEG score recompute
  9. 2026-08-11 18:16 UTCGHSA enrichment
  10. 2026-08-11 13:25 UTCEG score recompute
  11. 2026-08-11 12:22 UTCEG score recompute
  12. 2026-08-11 12:22 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-72773?
CVE-2026-72773 is a medium vulnerability published on August 11, 2026. n8n 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…
When was CVE-2026-72773 disclosed?
CVE-2026-72773 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on August 11, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-72773 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-72773 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 0% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days, which ranks it in the top 68.5% of all scored CVEs.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-72773?
CVE-2026-72773 has a CVSS v3 base score of 4.9 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-72773?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-72773, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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