CVE-2025-68613 — n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources Vulnerability

Triage

Is it exploited, how likely is exploitation, what does it touch, and how severe do the sources call it.

CISA SSVC assessment CISA

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Remediation

Fixes and mitigations documented by the sources — linked to the original advisory.

• Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Documented patch — github.com (NIST National Vulnerability Database)
• Npm N8n: fixed in version 1.120.4 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)
• Npm N8n: fixed in version 1.121.1 — github.com (GitHub Security Advisories)

CISA required action CISA

Apply mitigations per vendor instructions, follow applicable BOD 22-01 guidance for cloud services, or discontinue use of the product if mitigations are unavailable.

US federal deadline: Mar 25, 2026 — passed 204 day(s) ago

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.

1. Identify exposed assets running the affected vendor/product/version combinations (N8n N8n, N8n-io N8n, Npm N8n).
2. Treat as emergency remediation: the CVE is in CISA KEV (confirmed exploitation).
3. Apply the fixed version or the patch documented under Remediation.
4. EPSS ahead of 100% of scored CVEs: prioritize it in the patch queue.
5. Search available logs for exploit probes matching the vulnerability class (injection), 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.

Weakness MITRE

Weakness class according to MITRE’s CWE catalog.

CWE-913 · Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources

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CISA KEV details CISA

CISA lists a CVE once it has evidence of exploitation against real targets.

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Public exploits, PoCs and detection templates

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EPSS over time FIRST

Oct 12, 2026 → Oct 14, 2026 · 3 reading(s) · max 98.99%

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).
• Look for parameters with command/query metacharacters and unexpected child processes of the service.
• Hunt retroactively in logs from before Mar 11, 2026 (KEV listing): exploitation may have started earlier.

Timeline

What happened to this CVE, newest first.

• 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
• Affected products added · npm/n8n
  Oct 13, 2026 · GitHub Security Advisories
• Affected products added · n8n-io/n8n
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• SSVC assessment updated
  Oct 13, 2026 · CVE Program (cve.org) e CISA ADP
• Record published
  Oct 13, 2026
• Fix documented
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Affected products added · n8n/n8n
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• CVSS changed · 8.8
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Source status changed · → Analyzed
  Oct 13, 2026 · NIST National Vulnerability Database
• Added to CISA KEV (detected)
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Record created in this database
  Oct 13, 2026 · CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities
• Added to CISA KEV catalog
  Mar 10, 2026 · CISA
• 2025
• CVE published
  Dec 19, 2025 · GitHub_M

Source activity

Repeated readings are counted rather than listed.

• 2× References added · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026
• 1× Official description updated · Oct 13, 2026 – Oct 13, 2026

References

8 on the record

• github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp
  Patch, Vendor Advisory, x_refsource_CONFIRM, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/08f332015153decdda3c37ad4fcb9f7ba13a7c79
  Patch, x_refsource_MISC, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1c933358acef527ff61466e53268b41a04be1000
  Patch, x_refsource_MISC, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/39a2d1d60edde89674ca96dcbb3eb076ffff6316
  Patch, x_refsource_MISC, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog
  US Government Resource, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-68613
  GitHub Security Advisories
• www.akamai.com/blog/security-research/2026/feb/zerobot-malware-targets-n8n-automatio
  Exploit, Third Party Advisory, NIST National Vulnerability Database
• github.com/advisories/GHSA-v98v-ff95-f3cp
  GitHub Security Advisories

Elsewhere on this site

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• Medium CVE-2026-110851 n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.1 Cross-Project Agent Ownership Transfer via Agents Create Endpoint 1d
• High CVE-2026-110849 n8n before 1.123.83, 2.41.4, and 2.42.1 Stored XSS via Binary-Data File Preview 1d
• Medium CVE-2026-110848 n8n before 1.123.83, 2.41.4, and 2.42.1 Prototype Pollution via AI Workflow Builder Connection Merge 1d
• High CVE-2026-110850 n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.1 Credential Check Bypass via Agent Node Parameters 1d

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-2025-68613 is "n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources Vulnerability", rated High. It affects N8n (N8n); versions are in the scope table. It is in CISA KEV: there is evidence of real-world exploitation. CVSS 8.8 describes technical severity. EPSS 98.99% 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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