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n8n Sandbox Escape Lets Workflow Editors Run OS Commands as the n8n Process

The Hacker Newsby @TheHackersNews ()3 min read3 · 1 read
Analyze CVE-2026-27577 with Vani AIImpact, affected versions, exploitation, mitigations and detection

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CVE-2026-27577
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform
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3 min read at thehackernews.com

 Swati Khandelwal  Jul 27, 2026 Vulnerability / Enterprise Security n8n has patched a high-severity expression-sandbox escape that could let an authenticated workflow editor execute operating-system commands on the server running the automation platform. Security Joes found the flaw while probing n8n's February fix for CVE-2026-27577 for another bypass. The affected ranges are <2.

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