High severity7.7NVD Advisory· Published Aug 11, 2026· Updated Sep 1, 2026
CVE-2026-72773
CVE-2026-72773
Description
n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.
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References
2- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pf2q-pxhf-hgmwnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-path-traversal-via-computer-use-search-filesnvdThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- N8n: 16 Vulnerabilities Including RCE and SQLi Disclosed in Single BatchVypr Intelligence · Aug 11, 2026