n8n: Execute Command Node Allows Authenticated Users to Run Arbitrary Commands on Host

Exploitation

No confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next marks exploitation only from CISA KEV.

CVSS

8.8 · CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

EPSS

• CVE-2025-71380: 0.57% estimated exploitation activity in the next 30 days; percentile 47.27 (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-03). This is a model estimate, not proof of exploitation or customer exposure.

As published by the source; long descriptions are shortened.

Impact The Execute Command node in n8n allows execution of arbitrary commands on the host system where n8n runs. While this functionality is intended for advanced automation and can be useful in certain workflows, it poses a security risk if all users with access to the n8n instance are not fully trusted. An attacker—either a malicious user or someone who has compromised a legitimate user account—could exploit this node to run arbitrary commands on the host machine, potentially leading to data exfiltration, service disruption, or full system compromise. This vulnerability affects all n8n deployments where: - The Execute Command node is enabled, and - Not all user accounts are strictly controlled and trusted. n8n.cloud is not impacted. Patches No code changes have been made to alter the behavior of the Execute Command node. The recommended mitigation is to disable the node by default in environments where it is not explicitly required. Future n8n versions may change the default…

Published by the source

9 Oct 2025, 15:26 UTC

Last modified by the source

8 Jul 2026, 07:35 UTC

Source last checked

26 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTC

1. Revision 2 · amended · 26 Oct 2026

   Amended from ghsa record GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8

2. Revision 1 · created · 24 Oct 2026

   Published from osv record GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8

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# Patch Next advisory brief: CVE-2025-71380

Advisory: n8n: Execute Command Node Allows Authenticated Users to Run Arbitrary Commands on Host
IDs: CVE-2025-71380, GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8
Record: https://patchnext.com/advisories/cve-2025-71380 (revision 2, source checked 26 Oct 2026, 12:38 UTC)
Inventory: none attached. This brief comes from a public page and does not say whether any deployment is affected.
Severity: High (CVSS 8.8)
Exploitation: no confirmed exploitation recorded. Patch Next confirms exploitation only from CISA KEV.
Vendor response: Vendor response not established. A vendor fix does not mean a deployment is fixed.

## Affected components
- npm n8n-nodes-base: affected <= 1.113.0
- npm n8n: affected <= 1.114.4

## Suggested inspection (read-only)
- `npm ls n8n-nodes-base --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.
- `npm ls n8n --all`: lists every installed copy and version, including transitive ones. Run in the project root after `npm ci`.

## Supported action
No complete vendor fix is recorded. Follow the primary source's mitigation guidance and check this record again before closing anything.

## Required regression checks
- Run the test suite and a production build.
- Exercise the features that depend on n8n-nodes-base, n8n.
- Repeat the inspection and confirm that only fixed versions remain installed.

## Rollback considerations
- Keep the previous lockfile and deployment artifact. Rolling back reinstates the vulnerable version, so apply any documented mitigation while you fix forward.

## Unresolved questions
- Which deployments run an affected version?
- Exploitation status can change. Check again before lowering the priority.
- Mark the work resolved only after the fixed version is verified in production.

## Sources
- Verified: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8 (OSV record GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8 lists affected ranges: npm n8n-nodes-base >=0 =0 <=1.114.4)
- Verified: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8 (GitHub-reviewed advisory GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8 lists affected ranges: npm n8n-nodes-base >=0 =0 <=1.114.4)

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