The Execute Command node in n8n allows authenticated users to execute arbitrary commands on the host system where n8n runs. Attackers with user access or compromised credentials can exploit this node to run malicious commands, potentially leading to data exfiltration, service disruption, or complete system compromise.
CVE-2025-71380
Score 8.8 from GitHub Security Advisory (severity: HIGH) published 2026-07-04. a secondary CVSS source baseline 8.8; sources differ by 0.0.
- High severity, but no confirmed exploitation yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 8.8
- EG Score
- 8.8(high)
- EPSS
- 33.8%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 4, 2026
Last Modified
July 6, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 4, 2026n8n - Arbitrary Command Execution via Execute Command Node | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-arbitrary-command-execution-via-execute-command-nodeExecute Command Node in n8n Allows Authenticated Users to Run Arbitrary Commands on Host · Advisory · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-365g-vjw2-grx8Vendor Advisories for CVE-2025-71380(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(2 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(2)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | — | — | — |
| n8n-nodes-base | — | — | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 12× in last 7d / 54× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
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- 2026-07-04 01:42 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-04 01:41 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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