High severity8.1NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2026· Updated Sep 18, 2026
CVE-2026-72769
CVE-2026-72769
Description
n8n before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the VM expression engine. An authenticated user able to create or edit a workflow expression can abuse the engine's array-element access to obtain a reference to a host built-in and pollute its prototype in the main n8n process (a sandbox escape), leading to a denial of service. Both self-hosted and cloud instances running the VM expression engine are affected.
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References
2- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-hx4h-vr3m-45vhnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-prototype-pollution-via-vm-expression-enginenvdThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- N8n: 16 Vulnerabilities Including RCE and SQLi Disclosed in Single BatchVypr Intelligence · Aug 11, 2026