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Vulnerability · CVE-2025-52478

n8n is a workflow automation platform.

Published Aug 19, 2025 · catalog updated Aug 19, 2025 · n8n is a workflow

Last checked Nov 4, 2026. A connected source was read within the last 7 days.

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52478. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of n8n is a workflow is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (n8n is a workflow).
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.

Same product and reporting

Severity
High8.7
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.39%
Remediation
Version ranges on file
Affected products
vendor n8n-io n8n 1.77.0, < 1.98.2

n8n is a workflow automation platform. From 1.77.0 to before 1.98.2, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in n8n, specifically in the Form Trigger node's HTML form element. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious HTML via an with a srcdoc payload that includes arbitrary JavaScript execution. The attacker can also inject malicious Javascript by using coupled using an onerror event. While using iframe or a combination of video and source tag, this vulnerability allows for Account Takeover (ATO) by exfiltrating n8n-browserId and session cookies from authenticate

Are you affected?

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  • vendor n8n-io n8n 1.77.0, < 1.98.21.77.0, < 1.98.2

How to fix CVE-2025-52478

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2025-52478. EPSS is 0.39%. Act only if a listed version of n8n is a workflow is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Compare what you have installed with n8n-io n8n 1.77.0, < 1.98.2 1.77.0, < 1.98.2. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

No weakness class is stored. EPSS 0.39%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

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Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Aug 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Detected

    n8n is a workflow automation platform. From 1.77.0 to before 1.98.2, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in n8n, specifically in the Form Trigger node's HTML form element. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious HTML via an with a srcdoc payload that includes arbitrary JavaScript execution. The attacker can also inject malicious Javascript by using coupled using

  2. Aug 19, 2025 · EUVD

    Updated

    n8n is a workflow automation platform. From 1.77.0 to before 1.98.2, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in n8n, specifically in the Form Trigger node's HTML form element. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious HTML via an with a srcdoc payload that includes arbitrary JavaScript execution. The attacker can also inject malicious Javascript by using coupled using

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2025-52478

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2025-52478

    30-day exploitation probability 0.39%

    first.org
  • EUVDVulnerability recordEUVD-2025-25193

    n8n is a workflow automation platform. From 1.77.0 to before 1.98.2, a stored Cross-Site Scripting (XSS) vulnerability was identified in n8n, specifically in the Form Trigger node's HTML form element. An authenticated attacker can inject malicious HTML via an with a srcdoc payloa

    euvd.enisa.europa.eu

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Nov 4, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.

  • FIRST EPSSOct 23, 2026
  • CVE.orgOct 22, 2026
  • EUVDOct 22, 2026