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[GHSA] GHSA-qgpw-8g46-w95v (medium) — n8n: Git Node branch.<name>.remote Config Key Bypasses Sandbox Path Restriction, Enabling Local Git Repository Read

medgithub_advisoriesPublished 2026-09-10

GHSA-qgpw-8g46-w95v Severity: medium CVE: CVE-2026-86995

n8n: Git Node branch.<name>.remote Config Key Bypasses Sandbox Path Restriction, Enabling Local Git Repository Read

## Impact

The Git node validated the repository that a fetch or pull targeted, but `setUpstream` wrote a `branch.<name>.remote` value into the repository's own configuration without validating it. A subsequent fetch or pull

Indicators of compromise

Original source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-qgpw-8g46-w95v