CVE-2025-57749Network attack vector

Restricted file access via unresolved symbolic links

Published Aug 20, 2025 · Updated Aug 20, 2025

Path traversal in n8n before 1.106.0 allows remote authenticated users to read restricted files through crafted symbolic links. The blocked-path check applies lexical path resolution instead of filesystem real-path resolution, so a symlink target outside a permitted tree passes validation. Exploitation requires workflow access and a way to create a symlink, such as the Execute Command node; n8n.cloud is not affected.

CVSS severity6.5
Medium
EPSS probability0.49%
Next 30 days · Sep 16, 2026
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
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Summary

What happened

Path traversal in n8n before 1.106.0 allows remote authenticated users to read restricted files through crafted symbolic links. The blocked-path check applies lexical path resolution instead of filesystem real-path resolution, so a symlink target outside a permitted tree passes validation. Exploitation requires workflow access and a way to create a symlink, such as the Execute Command node; n8n.cloud is not affected.

The record

CVE
CVE-2025-57749
Published
Aug 20, 2025
Updated
Aug 20, 2025
Vendor
n8n
Product
n8n
Classifications
CWE-59, T1005
Attack vector
network
Privileges
authenticated

Timeline

How it unfolded

  1. Aug 20, 2025CVE publishedPublication date reported by the CVE source.
  2. Aug 20, 2025Record updatedLatest update available in the CVE record.

Exploitability

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  1. Affected versionversion=< 1.106.0

What conditions does exploitation require?

Attack vectornetwork
Required privilegesauthenticated

What is affected?

n8n · n8nversion=< 1.106.0

Published CVSS scores

6.5GitHub, Inc.CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N

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Attacks

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Sep 10, 2026Sep 16, 2026
Latest reporting daySep 16, 2026
Latest daily unique IPsUnavailable
Prior 30-day averageUnavailable
SourceShadowserver honeypots (KEV)
Vectornetwork
Privilegesauthenticated
Known exploitationUnconfirmed
Public exploitUnconfirmed

Weakness, pattern, technique

CWE-59Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following')
T1005Data from Local System

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