CVE-2026-49465 n8n: Git Node Clone and Push Operations Bypass File Sandbox
Authenticated users can bypass file sandbox restrictions via Git node operations to read local repository contents.
- Exploited in the wild
- Not known
- Login needed
- Any signed-in user
- Attackable
- Over the internet
- Victim action needed
- Not needed
- Fix
- Available
What is CVE-2026-49465?
CVE-2026-49465 is a medium-severity path traversal vulnerability in N8n N8n, published on 23 Jun 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Official description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.48, 2.21.8, and 2.22.4, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could supply a local filesystem path as the source repository in the Git node's Clone operation, or as the target repository in the Push operation, bypassing the N8N_RESTRICT_FILE_ACCESS_TO file sandbox. This allowed the contents of any local git repository accessible to the n8n process to be cloned into an allowed path and read, circumventing the access restrictions that correctly blocked direct file reads to the same paths. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.123.48, 2.21.8, and 2.22.4.
Weakness: CWE-22
Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-49465?
6 open source packages ship an affected version, including n8n. It affects 1 product.
| Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|
n8n npm | All versions | 1.123.48 |
n8n npm | All versions | 1.123.48 |
n8n npm | From 2.0.0-rc.0 | 2.21.8 |
n8n npm | From 2.0.0-rc.0 | 2.21.8 |
n8n npm | From 2.22.0 | 2.22.4 |
n8n npm | From 2.22.0 | 2.22.4 |
Products include N8n N8n.
How do I fix CVE-2026-49465?
Upgrade n8n to a fixed version for your release line: 1.123.48, 2.21.8 or 2.22.4.
Upgrade, and resolve every user-supplied path against an allowed base folder before opening it. More about Path traversal.
Is CVE-2026-49465 being exploited?
There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-49465 in the wild and no public exploit code.
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- CVE-2026-1470 n8n Unsafe Workflow Expression Evaluation Allows Remote Code Execution
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Sources
Also known as GHSA-5xp3-2w67-427v, MINI-6wvf-4fww-7hv3, ROOT-APP-NPM-CVE-2026-49465.