CVE•Published 2026-05-04•Modified 2026-05-06•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data

CVE-2026-42231N8n · N8n

Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)

CVSS v3.1

8.8

HIGH

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS percentile

Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 35% of all CVEs

Weaknesses (CWE)

CWE-1321Improperly Controlled Modification of Object Prototype Attributes ('Prototype Pollution')

Description

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.

Timeline

Published 2026-05-04

Modified 2026-05-06

External references

NVD MITRE Exploit-DB GitHub PoC Sploitus VulnCheck

Search for exposed instances

Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).

Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts

vuln:CVE-2026-42231

Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.

Shodan · product

product:"N8n N8n"

All exposed N8n N8n instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.

Shodan · banner/body mention

http.html:"N8n"

HTTP body or banner mentions "N8n" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.

More intel sources (5)

Shodan report

vuln:CVE-2026-42231