CVE-2026-21893

n8n Vulnerable to Command Injection in Community Package Installation

Published Feb 4, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 9.4 Critical EPSS 1.5% KEV · Not listed
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. From version 0.187.0 to before 1.120.3, a command injection vulnerability was identified in n8n’s community package installation functionality. The issue allowed authenticated users with administrative permissions to execute arbitrary system commands on the n8n host under specific conditions. This issue has been patched in version 1.120.3.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7c4h-vh2m-743m n8n Vulnerable to Command Injection in Community Package Installation
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.2, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
First Time appeared N8n
N8n n8n
Vendors & Products N8n
N8n n8n
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'total'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. From version 0.187.0 to before 1.120.3, a command injection vulnerability was identified in n8n’s community package installation functionality. The issue allowed authenticated users with administrative permissions to execute arbitrary system commands on the n8n host under specific conditions. This issue has been patched in version 1.120.3.
Title n8n Vulnerable to Command Injection in Community Package Installation
Weaknesses CWE-20
CWE-78
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 9.4, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
GitHub_M
Published
Updated
Feb 4, 2026, 7:33 PM
Reserved
Jan 5, 2026, 5:24 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Feb 4, 2026, 6:16 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 10:19 AM