| Component | n8n |
| Severity | high (CVSS 7.7) |
| CVSS vector | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N |
| Published (NVD) | 2026-08-11 |
| Last modified | 2026-09-01 |
| Affected versions | n8n < 2.31.5 n8n = 2.32.0 |
| Fixed in | 2.31.5 |
| Weakness | CWE-22 |
| CISA KEV | not listed |
NVD description
n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.
What to do
- Upgrade n8n to
2.31.5or later. - Do not expose the component's API or UI to the internet without authentication in front of it.
Sources
- NVD: CVE-2026-72773
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmw
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-files
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