CVE•Published 2026-08-11•Modified 2026-09-18•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-72762N8n · 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
11
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 89% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
n8n versions before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 contain an arbitrary file write vulnerability in the Edit Image node, which passes its output format parameter to the underlying image library without validation. An authenticated user able to run workflows can supply a crafted format value to write arbitrary files outside the node's working directory on the n8n instance.
Timeline
Published 2026-08-11
Modified 2026-09-18
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). Live host counts are a Premium feature.
Shodan · vuln tag
vuln:CVE-2026-72762Hosts 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-2026-72762Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-72762Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-72762Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-72762GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-72762" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-72762 on GitHub.