Vulnerability Report

CVE-2025-65964

RCE

Title: n8n RCE through pre-commit hooks

RCE

Proof Of Concept

PoC Available for CVE-2025-65964

CWE Category CWE-829
Published Date Dec 09, 2025
Modified Date Jan 02, 2026
Exploit Status Available
Score 9.4 CVSS v4.0
Exploit Probability (EPSS)
0.63%

Vulnerability Summary

CVE-2025-65964: n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Versions 0.123.1 through 1.119.1 do not have adequate protections to prevent RCE through the project's pre-commit hooks. The Add Config operation allows workflows to set arbitrary Git configuration values, including core.hooksPath, which can point to a malicious Git hook that executes arbitrary commands on the n8n host during subsequent Git operations. Exploitation requires the ability to create or modify an n8n workflow using the Git node. This issue is fixed in version 1.119.2. Workarounds include excluding the Git Node (Docs) and avoiding cloning or interacting with untrusted repositories using the Git Node.

Impacted Vendors

N
n8n 1

Reference Links

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/d5a1171f95f75def5c3ac577707ab913e22aef04 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.119.2 https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wpqc-h9wp-chmq https://n8n-docs.teamlab.info/hosting/securing/blocking-nodes/#exclude-nodes
CVSS v4.0
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity CRITICAL
9.4
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
N/A
RAW VECTOR CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS v3.1
Source Entity [email protected]
Severity HIGH
8.8
Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
N/A
Interaction
NONE
Confidentiality
N/A
Integrity
N/A
Availability
N/A
Scope
UNCHANGED
RAW VECTOR CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

Associated Attack Patterns (CAPEC)

Total: Patterns

CVE-2025-65964 Exploits & PoCs (Proof Of Concept)

GitHub https://github.com/Syzygy-K/CVE-2025-65964-Exploit
View Code
GitHub https://github.com/Ashwesker/Ashwesker-CVE-2025-65964
View Code
GitHub https://github.com/Geekby/n8n-CVE-2025-65964
View Code
MODIFIED

Vulnerability data or affected products updated.

MODIFIED

Vulnerability data updated via NVD.

PUBLISHED

Vulnerability first announced in NVD.

Attack Vector Matrix

Access Vector NETWORK
Complexity LOW
Privileges N/A
Interaction NONE
CVSS Vector String CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Affected Stack

No specific products linked.