CVE-2026-15521 (GCVE-0-2026-15521)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-13 01:30 – Updated: 2026-07-13 01:30
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Title
makafeli n8n-workflow-builder update_node_from_file server.cjs path traversal
Summary
A vulnerability was identified in makafeli n8n-workflow-builder up to 0.11.0. Affected is an unknown function of the file build/server.cjs of the component update_node_from_file. The manipulation of the argument filePath leads to path traversal. An attack has to be approached locally. The exploit is publicly available and might be used. The project was informed of the problem early through an issue report but has not responded yet.
Severity
4.8 (Medium)
CVSS:4.0/AV:L/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:L/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:P
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.1/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
5.3 (Medium)
CVSS:3.0/AV:L/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:L/E:P/RL:X/RC:R
CWE
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
makafeli n8n-workflow-builder Affected: 0.1
Affected: 0.2
Affected: 0.3
Affected: 0.4
Affected: 0.5
Affected: 0.6
Affected: 0.7
Affected: 0.8
Affected: 0.9
Affected: 0.10
Affected: 0.11.0
    cpe:2.3:a:makafeli:n8n-workflow-builder:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
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Credits
Mcfly_Zhang (VulDB User) VulDB CNA Team
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