n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. From version 1.0.0 to before 2.0.0, a sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in the Python Code Node that uses Pyodide. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the host system running n8n, using the same privileges as the n8n process. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.0. Workarounds for this issue involve disabling the Code Node by setting the environment variable NODES_EXCLUDE: "[\"n8n-nodes-base.code\"]", disabling Python support in the Code node by setting the environment variable N8N_PYTHON_ENABLED=false, which was introduced in n8n version 1.104.0, and configuring n8n to use the task runner based Python sandbox via the N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED and N8N_NATIVE_PYTHON_RUNNER environment variables.
Advisories
Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-62r4-hw23-cc8v n8n Vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution in Pyodide based Python Code Node
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History

Mon, 05 Jan 2026 17:30:00 +0000


Wed, 31 Dec 2025 21:30:00 +0000

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CPEs cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*

Mon, 29 Dec 2025 23:15:00 +0000

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First Time appeared N8n
N8n n8n
Vendors & Products N8n
N8n n8n

Fri, 26 Dec 2025 22:15:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

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


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Description n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. From version 1.0.0 to before 2.0.0, a sandbox bypass vulnerability exists in the Python Code Node that uses Pyodide. An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows can exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary commands on the host system running n8n, using the same privileges as the n8n process. This issue has been patched in version 2.0.0. Workarounds for this issue involve disabling the Code Node by setting the environment variable NODES_EXCLUDE: "[\"n8n-nodes-base.code\"]", disabling Python support in the Code node by setting the environment variable N8N_PYTHON_ENABLED=false, which was introduced in n8n version 1.104.0, and configuring n8n to use the task runner based Python sandbox via the N8N_RUNNERS_ENABLED and N8N_NATIVE_PYTHON_RUNNER environment variables.
Title n8n Vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution in Pyodide based Python Code Node
Weaknesses CWE-693
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 9.9, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:L'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-01-05T16:59:41.342Z

Reserved: 2025-12-22T23:37:00.930Z

Link: CVE-2025-68668

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-01-05T16:59:41.342Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Modified

Published: 2025-12-26T22:15:52.597

Modified: 2026-01-05T17:15:46.633

Link: CVE-2025-68668

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2025-12-29T23:04:06Z

Weaknesses