CVE-2025-65964: CVE-2025-65964: n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions 0.123.1 through 1.119.1 do no…
n8n · n8n · NVD published 2025-12-09 · posted 2025-12-09 · last modified 2026-10-15
What it is
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.
| Weakness | CWE-829 |
|---|---|
| CVSS 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 (source: [email protected]) |
| ATT&CK tactics | n/a |
Exploitation evidence
First exploit evidence seen: 2025-12-09 (earliest date across the sources below).
Exploited in the wild
No source on this site lists in-the-wild exploitation yet (CISA KEV, VulnCheck KEV).
Public exploit code
GitHub proof-of-concept repositories
6 public repositories from 6 accounts, first seen 2025-12-09. Most starred: Syzygy-K/CVE-2025-65964-Exploit (4 stars), view repository.
Verify before running: public PoCs can be malicious. Read the code and only run it in an isolated lab. A PoC means exploit code is public, not that this CVE is exploited in the wild.
Sources: nomi-sec/PoC-in-GitHub.
How to fix it
Fixed versions
- n8n n8n: upgrade to 1.119.2 or later (affected from 0.123.1)
Derived from the NVD CPE configuration (versionEndExcluding / versionEndIncluding). Always confirm with the vendor advisory.
Vendor advisories and patches
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/d5a1171f95f75def5c3ac577707ab913e22aef04 (Patch)
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.119.2 (Release Notes)
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq (Exploit, Vendor Advisory)
Detection Generic guidance
Response checklist Generic guidance
- Inventory: find every instance of the affected product and version (include internet-facing and forgotten ones).
- Patch or mitigate per the vendor advisory; if you cannot patch, remove internet exposure or apply the vendor workaround.
- Assume compromise if the system was exposed before patching: hunt for the indicators in the advisory and review logs back to the disclosure date.
- Rotate credentials and secrets stored on or used by the affected system if compromise cannot be ruled out.