n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 pass message content in the Gmail (v1) and Brevo nodes to the mail composer without verifying it is a string. An authenticated user able to run a workflow can supply an expression that resolves to an object carrying a path or href property, causing the composer to read a local file accessible to the n8n process or fetch an internal URL (SSRF) and attach the result to the outgoing message.
History

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


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Description n8n versions before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 pass message content in the Gmail (v1) and Brevo nodes to the mail composer without verifying it is a string. An authenticated user able to run a workflow can supply an expression that resolves to an object carrying a path or href property, causing the composer to read a local file accessible to the n8n process or fetch an internal URL (SSRF) and attach the result to the outgoing message.
Title n8n before 1.123.73 Local File Read and SSRF via Gmail and Brevo nodes
First Time appeared N8n
N8n n8n
Weaknesses CWE-20
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products N8n
N8n n8n
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published: 2026-09-03T11:22:19.386Z

Updated: 2026-09-03T12:13:46.344Z

Reserved: 2026-09-03T11:05:09.078Z

Link: CVE-2026-85170

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-03T12:13:33.995Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Awaiting Analysis

Published: 2026-09-03T13:06:24.540

Modified: 2026-09-08T20:10:30.270

Link: CVE-2026-85170

cve-icon Redhat

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