CVE-2025-55526

Name: CVE-2025-55526
Creator: NVD / NIST
Published: 2025-08-26T14:15:41.41+00:00
License: https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0/

CRITICALCVSS 9.1/10EPSS 0.76%

Last modified Jun 17, 2026

CVE-2025-55526 is a critical-severity vulnerability rated 9.1/10 on the CVSS scale. n8n-workflows Main Commit ee25413 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via the download_workflow function within api_server.py. EPSS estimates a 0.76% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

n8n-workflows Main Commit ee25413 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via the download_workflow function within api_server.py

Metrics

CVSS 3.1

9.1/10

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:N

EPSS Probability

0.76%

50.6th percentile

Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days. Learn more

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-22

Affected Software

Vendor	Product	Versions
N8n	Fastapi	0.115.14
N8n	Pydantic	2.11.7
N8n	Uvicorn	0.35.0

References

https://github.com/Zie619/n8n-workflows/issues/48Exploit, Issue Tracking

Timeline

Published: Aug 26, 2025
Last Modified: Jun 17, 2026
Status: Analyzed

Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2025-55526?

n8n-workflows Main Commit ee25413 allows attackers to execute a directory traversal via the download_workflow function within api_server.py

How severe is CVE-2025-55526?

CVE-2025-55526 has a CVSS score of 9.1/10 (CRITICAL severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.76% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.

How do I fix CVE-2025-55526?

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Source: NVD / NIST