CVE-2023-27563

n8n Privilege Escalation vulnerability

8.8 HighFix available

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Attack profile

How easy it is to exploit

Attack vector: Network
Complexity: Low
Privileges needed: Low
User interaction: None

What an attacker can affect

Confidentiality: High
Integrity: High
Availability: High

Exploit likelihood

1.22%Up 1.2 points since May 11, 2023

What each source reports

NVD Score used 8.8

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Record: CVE-2023-27563
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

CVE List 8.8

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Record: CVE-2023-27563
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

EUVDEUVD-2023-1511 8.8

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Record: EUVD-2023-1511
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-03

GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-97cp-mr4m-9mcf 8.8

n8n Privilege Escalation vulnerability

The n8n package prior to 0.216.1 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Record: GHSA-97cp-mr4m-9mcf
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSV 8.8

The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Record: CVE-2023-27563
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

OSVGHSA-97cp-mr4m-9mcf 8.8

n8n Privilege Escalation vulnerability

The n8n package prior to 0.216.1 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges.

Record: GHSA-97cp-mr4m-9mcf
CVSS 3.1: 8.8 HighCVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Updated: 2026-11-02

Affected products

Affected packages

Affected packages
Package	Affected	Fixed
`n8n` npm	before 0.216.1	0.216.1

History

History
Recorded	Changed	Sources
Nov 3, 2026	aliases	EUVD
Nov 2, 2026	first indexed	CVE List, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV

Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.

In short

CVE-2023-27563 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in N8n, published May 10, 2023. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 1.22%, the 68th percentile. Fixed in n8n 0.216.1.

References

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