Summary
n8n: Expression sandbox escape via arrow-function bodies enabling command execution
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
- Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.
- Restrict workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
Impact
An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could abuse crafted expressions using arrow functions to bypass the expression sandbox, triggering unintended system command execution on the host running n8n.
Untrusted input is evaluated as executable code within the application's runtime environment. Typical impact: arbitrary code execution within the application's privilege context.
Affected versions
Security releases
Kodem intelligence
Severity tells you how bad this could be in the worst case. It does not tell you whether you are exposed. Exploitability and impact are functions of runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A vulnerable package can sit in your dependency tree and never run.
Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter. Kodem's runtime-powered SCA identifies whether this CVE is reachable in your applications.
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The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.31.5 and 2.32.1. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Frequently Asked Questions
- What is GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M? GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M is a high-severity code injection vulnerability in n8n (npm), affecting versions >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.1. It is fixed in 2.32.1, 2.31.5. Untrusted input is evaluated as executable code within the application's runtime environment.
- Which versions of n8n are affected by GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M? n8n (npm) versions >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.1 is affected.
- Is there a fix for GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M? Yes. GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M is fixed in 2.32.1, 2.31.5. Upgrade to this version or later.
- Is GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M exploitable, and should I be worried? Whether GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M is exploitable in your environment depends on whether the vulnerable code is present and reachable. A CVSS score is a worst-case rating; it does not account for your specific deployment, configuration, or usage patterns. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to show which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so you can focus on the ones that represent real risk. Get a demo
- What actually determines whether GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M is exploitable, and how bad it is? Exploitability and impact are not fixed properties of a CVE. They depend on runtime truth: whether the vulnerable code is present, reachable, and actually executes in your application. A high CVSS score on a dependency that never runs is not the same as real risk. Kodem, an Intelligent Application Security platform, uses runtime intelligence to reveal which vulnerabilities actually execute in production, so teams prioritize the ones that genuinely matter.
- How do I fix GHSA-GV7G-JM28-CR3M?
- Upgrade
n8nto 2.32.1 or later - Upgrade
n8nto 2.31.5 or later
- Upgrade