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Exploited in the wild Confirmed confidence In CISA KEV

CVE-2025-68613

n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution

n8n-io / n8n · >= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4

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Severity
CVSS 9.9 · Critical
Confidence
Confirmed
Exploit status
Exploited in the wild
EPSS
99.0%
First observed
—
Last observed
—

Decision summary

What security teams need to know first

Direct answers before the deeper technical record.

What it is

CVE-2025-68613 is a vulnerability affecting n8n-io n8n. n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions starting with 0.211.0 and prior to 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0 contain a critical Remote Code...

Is it exploited?

Yes. Previdian tracks this CVE as a known exploited vulnerability. Confidence is confirmed. Listed in CISA KEV. Also confirmed by third-party sources.

Who is affected?

n8n-io / n8n >= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4.

What should we do?

Prioritize remediation. Validate affected assets and apply vendor fixes on an accelerated timeline.

Overview

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions starting with 0.211.0 and prior to 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0 contain a critical Remote Code Execution (RCE) vulnerability in their workflow expression evaluation system. Under certain conditions, expressions supplied by authenticated users during workflow configuration may be evaluated in an execution context that is not sufficiently isolated from the underlying runtime. An authenticated attacker could abuse this behavior to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the n8n process. Successful exploitation may lead to full compromise of the affected instance, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, and execution of system-level operations.

This issue has been fixed in versions 1.120.4, 1.121.1, and 1.122.0. Users are strongly advised to upgrade to a patched version, which introduces additional safeguards to restrict expression evaluation. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only; and/or deploy n8n in a hardened environment with restricted operating system privileges and network access to reduce the impact of potential exploitation. These workarounds do not fully eliminate the risk and should only be used as short-term measures.

n8n-io Affected
n8n
>= 0.211.0, < 1.120.4 = 1.121.0
Published
19 Dec 2025
Exploitation Reported
01 Jun 2026
Attack vector
Remote
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None

Tags

cisa nuclei_scanner

CVE References

Exploitation evidence

Why Previdian marks this CVE as exploited

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Exploited in the wild

CVE

Recorded 01 Jun 2026

A trusted third party reported exploitation.

Proof of concept available

Nuclei Templates

Recorded 12 Jun 2026

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Source Added
CVE First 2026-06-01 12:09 UTC
CISA 2026-06-02 14:02 UTC

Detection

Operational artifacts and observed signals

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Observed signals

Request targets
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Callback hosts
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Virtual patch status

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Scanner Artifacts

Scanner and exploit-framework references linked to this CVE.

Scanner Reference Detected
Nuclei https://github.com/projectdiscovery/nuclei-templates/blob/main/http/cves/2025/CVE-2025-68613.yaml 01 Jun 2026

Risk and context

Severity, weaknesses, and research context

CVSS v3.1

9.9 Critical

Potential damage if exploited. Separate from whether attackers are using it.

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

99.0%

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. Previdian's warning comes from evidence, not this score.

Weaknesses

Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources CWE-913

Recent mention · RecordedFuture

August 2026 CVE Landscape

In August 2026, Insikt Group® identified 73 high-impact vulnerabilities that should be prioritized for remediation, 43 of which had a Very Critical Recorded Future Risk Score. This represents a 14% decrease from last month.

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Recent mention · RecordedFuture

August 2026 CVE Landscape

RecordedFuture · 08 Sep 2026

In August 2026, Insikt Group® identified 73 high-impact vulnerabilities that should be prioritized for remediation, 43 of which had a Very Critical Recorded Future Risk Score. This represents a 14% decrease from last month.

Recent mention · Tenable Blog

The Agentic AI threat cluster: Seven incidents, three actors, and what they mean for your exposure

Tenable Blog · 15 Aug 2026

Tenable’s Research Special Operations (RSO) team has been tracking a cluster of agentic AI threat activity since late July 2026. The Taiwan autonomous AI cyber attack confirmed what the cluster data already showed: near-autonomous offensive AI has crossed from theoretical risk to operational reality.Key TakeawaysTaiwan's Ministry of Digital Affairs confirmed a near-autonomous AI cyber attack in July 2026 in which autonomous agents mapped 21 connected government systems, compromised 85 accounts, and exfiltrated more than 2,564 personnel records in approximately four days.The Taiwan campaign...

Potential Proof of Concepts

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n8n - Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection

nuclei · Created Unknown

Timeline

From disclosure to observed exploitation

  1. 14:21 UTC

    Public PoC available

    Public proof-of-concept code published

  2. 14:02 UTC

    Added to CISA KEV

    Listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog

  3. 15:34 UTC

    Nuclei template available

    Scanner coverage available

  4. 12:09 UTC

    Added to Previdian KEV Feed

    High-confidence, third-party attested exploitation

  5. 22:23 UTC

    CVE published

    Vulnerability disclosed publicly

  6. 14:58 UTC

    CVE ID reserved

    Identifier reserved by the CNA

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