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CVE-2025-57749 Detail

Description

n8n is a workflow automation platform. Before 1.106.0, a symlink traversal vulnerability was discovered in the Read/Write File node in n8n. While the node attempts to restrict access to sensitive directories and files, it does not properly account for symbolic links (symlinks). An attacker with the ability to create symlinks—such as by using the Execute Command node—could exploit this to bypass the intended directory restrictions and read from or write to otherwise inaccessible paths. Users of n8n.cloud are not impacted. Affected users should update to version 1.106.0 or later.


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URL Source(s) Tag(s)
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/17735 GitHub, Inc. Patch 
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-ggjm-f3g4-rwmm GitHub, Inc. Vendor Advisory 

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID CWE Name Source
CWE-59 Improper Link Resolution Before File Access ('Link Following') GitHub, Inc.  

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Quick Info

CVE Dictionary Entry:
CVE-2025-57749
NVD Published Date:
08/20/2025
NVD Last Modified:
09/03/2025
Source:
GitHub, Inc.