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CVE-2026-59257

high

n8n before 1.123.61, 2.x before 2.27.4, and 2.28.x before 2.28.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy MySQL v1 node's executeQuery operation.

Vendor / product: N8n — n8n

n8n before 1.123.61, 2.x before 2.27.4, and 2.28.x before 2.28.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy MySQL v1 node's executeQuery operation. The operation substitutes evaluated {{ ... }} expression values directly into the raw SQL string without parameterization. When a workflow uses this operation with expression-sourced values and is connected to an externally-reachable trigger (such as a Webhook node), attacker-controlled input reaching those expressions results in SQL injection, allowing execution of arbitrary SQL with the configured MySQL credentials' privileges. The MySQL v2 node, which uses parameterized queries, is not affected.

CVSS
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-07-08 14:17
Modified: 2026-10-29 19:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 11 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-29 19:22 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).

Affected products

n8n / n8n <1.123.61, ≥2.0.0 <2.27.4, 2.28.0

Weakness classification (CWE)

Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.

Mitigation & advisories

Vendor advisory: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-hwmj-qg4v-cvg9
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-hwmj-qg4v-cvg9

References

Data sources

NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-29 19:22 UTC · record ↗

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