CVE-2025-57749 describes a symlink traversal vulnerability in n8n, a workflow automation platform, affecting versions prior to 1.106.0. This flaw allows an authenticated attacker, capable of creating symlinks (e.g., via the Execute Command node), to bypass directory restrictions in the Read/Write File node. The vulnerability carries a CVSS score of 6.5 (Medium), indicating it can lead to high confidentiality impact by allowing unauthorized reading or writing to sensitive files, with low attack complexity and requiring low privileges. There is currently no evidence of active exploitation, public exploit code, or significant community discussion surrounding this CVE.
| Vendor | Product | Version(s) | CPE |
|---|---|---|---|
< 1.106.0CPE matchmatch criteria | cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* |
CVSS version used by this source: 3.1
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
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