Check Point Advisories

n8n Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-1470)

Check Point Reference: CPAI-2026-1868
Date Published: 26 Mar 2026
Severity: Critical
Last Updated: Thursday 26 March, 2026
Source:
Industry Reference:CVE-2026-1470
Protection Provided by:

Security Gateway
R81, R80, R77, R75
Who is Vulnerable? n8n prior to 1.123.17
n8n 2.0.0 and later, prior to 2.4.5
n8n 2.5.0
Vulnerability Description A remote code execution vulnerability in n8n allows authenticated attackers to execute arbitrary code with the privileges of the n8n process. This vulnerability exists in the workflow Expression evaluation system, where expressions supplied by authenticated users during workflow configuration may be evaluated in an execution context that is not sufficiently isolated from the underlying runtime. Successful exploitation may lead to full compromise of the affected instance, including unauthorized access to sensitive data, modification of workflows, and execution of system-level operations.

Protection Overview

This protection detects attempts to exploit this vulnerability.

In order for the protection to be activated, update your Security Gateway product to the latest IPS update. For information on how to update IPS, go to SBP-2006-05, click on Protection tab and select the version of your choice.

Security Gateway R81 / R80 / R77 / R75

  1. In the IPS tab, click Protections and find the n8n Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-1470) protection using the Search tool and Edit the protection's settings.
  2. Install policy on all Security Gateways.

This protection's log will contain the following information:

Attack Name:  Application Intelligence.
Attack Information:  n8n Remote Code Execution (CVE-2026-1470)

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