CVE-2026-42231 CRITICAL

CVE-2026-42231: n8n: Prototype Pollution in XML Webhook Body Parser Leads to RCE

Vendor N8N-Io
Product n8n
Weakness CWE-1321
Published May 4, 2026
Last update May 5, 2026

CVSS base score

9.4/10
Attack vector Network
Attack complexity Low
Privileges required Low
User interaction None
Confidentiality
Integrity

CVSS vector

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

What the vulnerability does

01Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, a flaw in the xml2js library used to parse XML request bodies in n8n's webhook handler allowed prototype pollution via a crafted XML payload. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could exploit this to pollute the JavaScript object prototype and, by chaining the pollution with the Git node's SSH operations, achieve remote code execution on the n8n host. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

May 4, 2026 CVE published
May 5, 2026 Record updated