CVE•Published 2026-09-03•Modified 2026-09-10•1 article on news•4 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-85165N8n · N8n
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
9.9
CRITICAL
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
17
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 83% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
Description
n8n versions before 2.36.2 contain an expression sandbox bypass vulnerability where free identifiers in spread, computed-key, switch-case, or class-extension positions resolve against process globals. Authenticated users with workflow-edit permission can mutate host objects through expression evaluation, with changes persisting process-wide until restart.
Timeline
Published 2026-09-03
Modified 2026-09-10
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-2026-85165Hosts 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-2026-85165Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-85165Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-85165Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-85165GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-85165" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.
Known PoCs on GitHub
No public proof-of-concept repositories found for CVE-2026-85165 on GitHub.