Answer in brief
CVE-2026-72769 records a Medium severity (CVSS 6.1) vulnerability in n8n before 1.123.67 Prototype Pollution via VM Expression Engine. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 6.1. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n (npm) and additional mapped packages. Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.32.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| n8n-io/n8ngeneric | >=0 <1.123.67 | 1.123.67 |
| n8n-io/n8ngeneric | >=0 <2.32.1 | 2.32.1 |
| n8n-io/n8ngeneric | >=0 <2.31.5 | 2.31.5 |
| n8nnpm | >=0 <1.123.67 | 1.123.67 |
| n8nnpm | >=2.32.0 <2.32.1 | 2.32.1 |
| n8nnpm | >=2.0.0-rc.0 <2.31.5 | 2.31.5 |
Published upstream
Aug 11, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Sep 18, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Aug 11, 2026
n8n before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the VM expression engine. An authenticated user able to create or edit a workflow expression can abuse the engine's array-element access to obtain a reference to a host built-in and pollute its prototype in the main n8n process (a sandbox escape), leading to a denial of service. Both self-hosted and cloud instances running the VM expression engine are affected.
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