CVE-2026-72773: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in n8n-io n8n
n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.
CVE-2026-72773: Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal') in n8n-io n8n
Description
n8n before 2.31.5 and 2.32.x before 2.32.1 contain a path-confinement bypass in the @n8n/computer-use file-search (search_files) tool. A crafted search pattern can bypass the base-directory confinement check and expand to locations outside the configured directory, causing the tool to return the names and contents of arbitrary local files readable by the daemon's OS user. Any deployment where an actor can influence the tool's search input is affected.
CVSS v4.0
Score 4.9medium
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-08-10T15:09:12.954Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a7b151ebf8831d539b28d57
Added to database: 08/11/2026, 12:27:10 UTC
Last updated: 08/11/2026, 12:27:10 UTC
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