CVE-2025-49595
n8n Vulnerable to Denial of Service via Malformed Binary Data Requests
Description
## Summary Denial of Service vulnerability in `/rest/binary-data` endpoint when processing empty filesystem URIs (`filesystem://` or `filesystem-v2://`). ### Impact This is a Denial of Service (DoS) vulnerability that allows authenticated attackers to cause service unavailability through malformed filesystem URI requests. The vulnerability affects: - The `/rest/binary-data` endpoint - n8n.cloud instances (confirmed HTTP/2 524 timeout responses) Attackers can exploit this by sending GET requests with empty filesystem URIs (`filesystem://` or `filesystem-v2://`) to the `/rest/binary-data` endpoint, causing resource exhaustion and service disruption. ### Patches The issue has been patched in [1.99.0](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%401.99.0). All users should upgrade to this version or later. The fix introduces strict checking of URI patterns. Patch commit: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/pull/16229
How to fix CVE-2025-49595
To remediate CVE-2025-49595, upgrade the affected package to a fixed version below.
- —upgrade to 1.99.0 or later
Is CVE-2025-49595 being exploited?
Low — EPSS is 0.3%, meaning exploitation activity has not been observed at scale.
Affected packages (1)
- from 0, < 1.99.0
CVSS scores
| Source | Version | Severity | Vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| osv | CVSS 3.1 | MEDIUM4.9 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H |