CVE-2025-65964: n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Node Custom Pre-Commit Hook
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 37/100)
- Public proof-of-concept code exists (GitHub); there is no record of exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.66% (FIRST EPSS); higher than 51.8% of all records.
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: n8n-io n8n 1.119.2.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to n8n-io n8n 1.119.2 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
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.
- Published
- Dec 9, 2025
- Updated
- Oct 14, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.6% · 51th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-829
Report tools
Action score
37
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 37 / 40 · 9.4 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.6%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- total
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · GitHub_M
- 9.4
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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| Vendor | Product | CPE |
|---|---|---|
| n8n | n8n | cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n |
Affected versions
NVD version ranges (for catalog products). Add the product to your stack with a version and matching uses these.
- n8n n8n0.123.1 and later · before 1.119.2
Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (GitHub_M). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n8n-io n8n
- >= 0.123.1, < 1.119.2affected
Package-level exposure
OSV and GitHub Advisory data: ecosystem, package and range. SBOM matching uses this table.
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected range | Fix |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | n8n | from 0.123.1 · before 1.119.2 | 1.119.2 |
Same product
n8n: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2025-68613n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression InjectionKEV95Now
- CVE-2026-21858n8n Vulnerable to Unauthenticated File Access via Improper Webhook Request Handling63This week
- CVE-2026-1470Authenticated users can bypass the Expression sandbox mechanism to achieve full remote code execution on n8n’s main node.45Plan
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-58177Sep 15, 2025 · n8n stored cross-site scripting in LangChain Chat Trigger node initialMessages parameter21Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2025-62726Oct 30, 2025 · n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Node Pre-Commit Hook35Monitor
- Later →CVE-2025-61914Dec 26, 2025 · n8n's Possible Stored XSS in "Respond to Webhook" Node May Execute Outside iframe Sandbox21Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| n8n-io n8n | 1.119.2 · description | Vendor (CNA) |
| npm:n8n | 1.119.2 | Package registry (OSV) |
Exploit status
Proof of concept available
A public proof of concept or detection signature exists. Exploit knowledge is out there; don't delay patching.
Evidence
- Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub ×6
Noroxi does not host or link to exploit code. Metasploit module names and Nuclei template ids are shown (names, not code); Exploit-DB entries and PoC repositories are given as counts only.
| Source | Kind | Date |
|---|---|---|
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-12-09 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:4 | 2025-12-09 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-12-10 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-12-13 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2025-12-23 |
| Proof-of-concept repository on GitHub | stars:0 | 2026-01-09 |
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- First PoCsame day
- Published
- TodayNov 8, 2026+334 d
No history yet (it accumulates with the daily EPSS job).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
No credits in the CNA record.
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2025-6272640 days apartn8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Git Node Pre-Commit Hook35Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-829 · Inclusion of Functionality from Untrusted Control SphereCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
Attack patterns (CAPEC)
- Code InclusionCAPEC-175likelihood: Medium · Very High
- Serialized Data External LinkingCAPEC-201likelihood: High · High
- DTD InjectionCAPEC-228Medium
- Local Code InclusionCAPEC-251Medium
- PHP Local File InclusionCAPEC-252Medium
- Remote Code InclusionCAPEC-253
- Force Use of Corrupted FilesCAPEC-263Medium
- Open-Source Library ManipulationCAPEC-538likelihood: Low · High
ATT&CK techniques
- Process InjectionT1055
- Browser ExtensionsT1176
- Supply Chain Compromise: Software Dependencies and Development ToolsT1195.001
- Server Software Component: IIS ComponentsT1505.004
- Server Software Component: Terminal Services DLLT1505.005
- Hijack Execution Flow: Dynamic Linker HijackingT1574.006
- Hijack Execution Flow: KernelCallbackTableT1574.013
- Reflective Code LoadingT1620
Change log
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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Vendor advisories and official records. Exploit/PoC links are deliberately left out.