---
id: CVE-2025-65964
title: n8n is an open source workflow automation platform
summary: >-
  n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions 0.123.1 through
  1.119.1 do not have adequate protections to prevent RCE through the project's
  pre-commit hooks. The Add Config operation allows workflows to set arbitrary
  Git c…
severity: high
cvss: 8.8
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H'
cwe:
  - CWE-829
vendor: n8n
product: n8n
affected:
  - 'n8n >= 0.123.1, < 1.119.2'
patched:
  - n8n 1.119.2
published: '2025-12-09'
updated: '2026-10-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-10-14T22:10:00.210'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65964'
references:
  - url: >-
      https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/d5a1171f95f75def5c3ac577707ab913e22aef04
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.119.2'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: >-
      https://n8n-docs.teamlab.info/hosting/securing/blocking-nodes/#exclude-nodes
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - exploit-available
epss: 0.00663
epssPercentile: 0.50553
exploits:
  github: 6
  githubRepos:
    - 'https://github.com/Syzygy-K/CVE-2025-65964-Exploit'
    - 'https://github.com/Anthony558238/CVE-2025-65964-poc'
    - 'https://github.com/Geekby/n8n-CVE-2025-65964'
  checkedAt: '2026-10-14T23:00:36.692Z'
exploitAvailable: true
ingestedAt: '2026-10-14T23:00:02.028Z'
---

## Overview

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions 0.123.1 through 1.119.1 do not have adequate protections to prevent RCE through the project's pre-commit hooks. The Add Config operation allows workflows to set arbitrary Git configuration values, including core.hooksPath, which can point to a malicious Git hook that executes arbitrary commands on the n8n host during subsequent Git operations. Exploitation requires the ability to create or modify an n8n workflow using the Git node. This issue is fixed in version 1.119.2. Workarounds include excluding the Git Node (Docs) and avoiding cloning or interacting with untrusted repositories using the Git Node.

## Affected

- `n8n >= 0.123.1, < 1.119.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `n8n 1.119.2`