CVE-2026-85169 HIGH

CVE-2026-85169: n8n before 1.123.73 Remote Code Execution via $fromAI Prototype Leak

Vendor N8N-Io
Product n8n
Weakness CWE-94 · Code injection
Published September 3, 2026
Last update September 4, 2026

CVSS base score

8.7/10
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:N/SI:N/SA:N

What the vulnerability does

01Description

n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain an expression sandbox escape in the $fromAI handler. $fromAI resolved a caller-supplied placeholder name without requiring it to be an own property and admitted reserved keys; against a primitive input value it returned a live host-prototype reference. An attacker with workflow-build privilege can walk the prototype chain to the Function constructor and compile/execute arbitrary code in the main n8n process, leading to remote code execution.

Key dates

02Disclosure timeline

September 3, 2026 CVE published
September 4, 2026 Record updated

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