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Command injection in n8n community package installation (CVE-2026-21893)

IdentifiersCVE-2026-21893CWE-78· Improper Neutralization of Special…

Information currently not available to provide a detailed, function-level description beyond what is in the provided content. Based on the provided content: n8n (workflow automation platform) versions 0.187.0 to <1.120.3 contain a command injection vulnerability in the community package installation functionality that can allow an authenticated user with administrative permissions to execute arbitrary system commands on the n8n host under specific conditions. Fixed in 1.120.3.

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Impact

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Information currently not available beyond the provided content. Based on the provided content: authenticated administrators can achieve arbitrary system command execution on the n8n host, implying full compromise of the n8n server context (and access to secrets/credentials available to n8n).

Mitigation

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Restrict administrative access to fully trusted users; restrict/limit community package installation to trusted sources only; keep the instance current with security releases.

Remediation

Patch, then assume compromise.

Upgrade n8n to version 1.120.3 or later.
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