CVE-2026-85169

n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contain an expression sandbox escape in the $fromAI handler. $fromAI resolved a caller-supplied placeholder name without requiring it to be an own property and admitted reserved keys; against a primitive input value it returned a live host-prototype reference. An attacker with workflow-build privilege can walk the prototype chain to the Function constructor and compile/execute arbitrary code in the main n8n process, leading to remote code execution.

CVSS 4.0

8.7CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

8.8CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

0.9% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 58% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-29)

CWE

CWE-94

Published

2026-09-03

Modified

2026-10-29

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-29

Affected

• n8n:n8n

References

• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-9x83-43r8-5hwc
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.73-remote-code-execution-via-fromai-prototype-leak

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