n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows containing a Python Code Node could escape the sandbox and achieve arbitrary code execution on the task runner container. This issue only affects instances where the Python Task Runner is enabled. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.
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| Description | n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows containing a Python Code Node could escape the sandbox and achieve arbitrary code execution on the task runner container. This issue only affects instances where the Python Task Runner is enabled. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1. | |
| Title | n8n: Python Task Runner Sandbox Escape | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-94 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-05-04T18:36:55.630Z
Updated: 2026-05-05T12:40:54.516Z
Reserved: 2026-04-25T05:37:12.117Z
Link: CVE-2026-42234
Updated: 2026-05-05T12:40:51.929Z
Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-05-04T19:16:06.017
Modified: 2026-05-05T19:38:32.193
Link: CVE-2026-42234
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