GHSA-g3r5-9h93-4j2c
n8n: Race Condition in Git Clone Node Allows Authenticated Users to Achieve Remote Code Execution
Packages
Details
As written in the advisory (Markdown source, shown as plain text).
## Impact
A TOCTOU race condition in the Git node's `clone` operation lets an authenticated user bypass its path restrictions by swapping a directory for a symlink after the path is validated but before the clone runs. This plants a crafted repository in the community node directory, which n8n loads as a custom node on the next restart, and since nodes execute JavaScript, this yields arbitrary code execution on the server.
Both self-hosted and cloud instances are affected, where authenticated users can create and run workflows using the Git node.
## Patches
Users should upgrade to the patched version once available to remediate the vulnerability.
## Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
- Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.
- Disable the Git node by adding `n8n-nodes-base.git` to the `NODES_EXCLUDE` environment variable.
- Restrict network egress from the n8n instance to prevent connections to attacker-controlled git repositories.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
References
External links from the advisory. They lead to third-party sites.
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-g3r5-9h93-4j2c
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65598
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-remote-code-execution-via-git-clone