CVE•Published 2026-05-04•Modified 2026-05-06•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-42234N8n · 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
21
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 79% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows containing a Python Code Node could escape the sandbox and achieve arbitrary code execution on the task runner container. This issue only affects instances where the Python Task Runner is enabled. 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
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-2026-42234Hosts 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-2026-42234Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-42234Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-42234Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-42234GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-42234" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.