CVE-2025-56265
N8N's Chat Trigger component is vulnerable to XSS
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
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
What each source reports
CVE List Score used 8.8
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
- Record
CVE-2025-56265- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
EUVDEUVD-2025-27160 8.8
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
- Record
EUVD-2025-27160- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-02
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-v2x8-97xq-8xrr 8.8
N8N's Chat Trigger component is vulnerable to XSS
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
- Record
GHSA-v2x8-97xq-8xrr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-79, CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD 8.8
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
- Record
CVE-2025-56265- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
OSV 8.8
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
- Record
CVE-2025-56265- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Updated
- 2026-11-09
OSVGHSA-v2x8-97xq-8xrr 8.8
N8N's Chat Trigger component is vulnerable to XSS
An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3, v1.100.1, and v1.101.1 allows attackers to execute arbitrary code via uploading a crafted HTML file.
- Record
GHSA-v2x8-97xq-8xrr- CVSS 3.1
- 8.8 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H - Weakness
- CWE-434, CWE-79
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
Affected products
Affected packages
| Package | Affected | Fixed |
|---|---|---|
@n8n/n8n-nodes-langchainnpm | before 1.107.0 | 1.107.0 |
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | NVD | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2025-56265 is a high vulnerability (CVSS 8.8) in N8n, published September 8, 2025. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.64%, the 51st percentile. Fixed in @n8n/n8n-nodes-langchain 1.107.0.
References
github.com/nikolas-ch/CVEs/tree/main/N8N/N8N_v1.100.1
github.com/nikolas-ch/CVEs/tree/main/N8N/N8N_v1.100.1/ChatTrigger_StoredXSSviaUnrestrictedFileUpload
github.com/nikolas-ch/CVEs/blob/main/N8N/N8N_v1.100.1/ChatTrigger_StoredXSSviaUnrestrictedFileUpload/StoredXSSviaUnristrictedFileUpload.txt
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2025-56265
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/18148
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.107.0
github.com/advisories/GHSA-v2x8-97xq-8xrr
github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2025/56xxx/CVE-2025-56265.json
github.com/n8n-io/n8n