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CVE-2026-58661
n8n before 2.28.0 (and before 1.123.58 on the 1.x branch) contains a disk space exhaustion vulnerability in the data-table file upload endpoint. The per-request quota check does not account for files already written to the shared temporary directory, allowing an authenticated user to repeatedly upload files that accumulate on disk until the periodic cleanup runs, potentially exhausting available disk space on the host.
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
1
Preserved source conflicts
No provider value was silently selected as the winner.
affected · 2 assertions
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- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/affected/0
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:npm/n8n","product":"n8n","vendor":"n8n","versions":[{"lessThan":"1.123.58","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"1.123.58","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/affected/1
Affected products and versions
2 source assertions{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:npm/n8n","product":"n8n","vendor":"n8n","versions":[{"lessThan":"2.28.0","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"2.28.0","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/affected/0
{"defaultStatus":"unaffected","packageURL":"pkg:npm/n8n","product":"n8n","vendor":"n8n","versions":[{"lessThan":"1.123.58","status":"affected","version":"0","versionType":"semver"},{"status":"unaffected","version":"1.123.58","versionType":"semver"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/affected/1
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"NONE","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":5.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"LOW","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","subIntegrityImpact":"NONE","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"LOW","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"NONE","vulnIntegrityImpact":"NONE"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-770","description":"Allocation of Resources Without Limits or Throttling","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
2 source assertions{"name":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-w867-jm58-p9pv)","tags":["vendor-advisory"],"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-w867-jm58-p9pv"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/references/0
{"name":"VulnCheck Advisory: n8n - Disk Space Exhaustion via Data-Table File Upload Endpoint","tags":["third-party-advisory"],"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-disk-space-exhaustion-via-data-table-file-upload-endpoint"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:967c8e46c7786b920dd02d0cbec1d575e60426a2e6c26b158ddf0921dc9919c9 · sha256:c8366bc3b5423698… · /containers/cna/references/1
Attribution and limitations
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