CVE-2025-65964 — n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Node Custom Pre-Commit Hook
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.
Who exploits it and how urgent it is
A 0–100 score combining confirmed exploitation, ransomware and APT use, public exploits, EPSS and severity.
How the score was calculated
- EPSS 0.7% (30-day exploitation probability)+8
- Technical severity (high)+6
The score orders the patch queue; it does not replace your asset context (internet exposure, criticality, compensating controls).
Triage
Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.
CISA SSVC assessment CISA
Three decision points CISA publishes for the CVEs it assesses (SSVC 2.0.3). A stakeholder decision, not a severity score.
Remediation
Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.
- Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
- Npm N8n: fixed in version 1.119.2 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)
First 24 hours
Ordered from the record’s own fields — exposure first, because you cannot patch what you have not found. A rule-generated starting point.
- Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (N8n N8n, N8n-io N8n, Npm N8n).
- Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
- Search available logs for exploit probes, errors and authentication anomalies.
Affected scope
Vendor, product and versions as the sources word them.
Attack characteristics
The CVSS vector, decoded. It describes the attack, not your exposure to it.
Every base score collected
Sources score independently and may disagree; each row says who scored it and under which version.
| Score | Version | Severity | Expl. | Impact | Scored by |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9.4 | CVSS 4.0 | Critical | — | — | security-advisories@github.com via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
| 9.4 | CVSS 4.0 | Critical | — | — | GitHub_M via CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP |
| 8.8 | CVSS 3.1 | High | 2.8 | 5.9 | nvd@nist.gov via NIST National Vulnerability Database |
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H (score shown at the top: nvd@nist.gov) Weakness MITRE
Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.
EPSS over time FIRST
Oct 13, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 2 reading(s) · max 0.66%
Detection
Read off the CVSS vector and the weakness class. Starting points, not tested rules.
- Prioritize edge telemetry for the network-reachable component (proxy, WAF, IDS/IPS).
Timeline
What happened to this CVE, newest first.
- 2026
- Fix documented
- Affected products added · npm/n8n
- Affected products added · n8n-io/n8n
- SSVC assessment updated
- Record published
- Fix documented
- CVSS changed · 8.8
- Source status changed · → Analyzed
- Record created in this database
- 2025
- CVE published
Source activity
Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.
- 1× References added · Oct 14, 2026 – Oct 14, 2026
- 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
References
6 on the record
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/d5a1171f95f75def5c3ac577707ab913e22aef04
- n8n-docs.teamlab.info/hosting/securing/blocking-nodes/
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.119.2
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-65964
- github.com/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq
Elsewhere on this site
Related CVEs (same products)
- High CVE-2026-110853 n8n before 1.123.83 Authorization Bypass via Execute Sub-workflow Inline JSON 23h
- Medium CVE-2026-110851 n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.1 Cross-Project Agent Ownership Transfer via Agents Create Endpoint 23h
- Medium CVE-2026-110852 n8n before 1.123.83, 2.41.4, and 2.42.1 Unauthenticated Workflow Execution via Dynamic-Path Webhook Resolution 23h
- High CVE-2026-110846 n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.1 Send-and-Wait HMAC Signature Bypass via Waiting-Webhook 23h
- High CVE-2026-110847 n8n before 1.123.83, 2.41.4, and 2.42.1 Stored XSS via Chat Trigger customCss Parameter 23h
- High CVE-2026-110845 n8n before 1.123.83, 2.41.4, and 2.42.1 Code Execution via Git Node Log Operation 23h
Not in any source we poll
Listed rather than left blank: an empty field and an unmeasured one look identical on screen, and only one is a reason to look elsewhere.
- No confirmed IOCs, IP addresses, domains, file hashes, or malware artifacts supplied.
- No organization-specific asset inventory, compensating-control status, or patch deployment evidence supplied.
- No exploit packet captures, log samples, or incident case IDs supplied.
Answered from this record
Text assembled only from the fields above — no additional claims.
What should defenders know first?
CVE-2025-65964 is "n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Node Custom Pre-Commit Hook", rated High. It affects N8n (N8n); versions are in the scope table. It is not in CISA KEV, which does not rule out exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 0.66% estimates the probability of exploitation in 30 days; neither replaces your asset context. First verify whether exposed or business-critical assets run the affected versions, apply vendor fixes or mitigations, and preserve logs for review.
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