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Incident Score: Analysis & Impact (TENN8N1772649116)

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Rankiteo Incident Impact+19
Company Score Before Incident700 / 1000
Company Score After Incident719 / 1000
Company LinkView n8n Profile
INCIDENT NUMBERTENN8N1772649116
Type of Cyber IncidentVulnerability
ATTACK VECTORRemote Code Execution (RCE), Buffer Overflow
DATA EXPOSEDBrowser credentials, SSH keys, Git...
INCIDENT DATE03/03/2026
STATUSOngoing

Key Highlights From The Incident Analysis

  • Timeline of n8n's Vulnerability and lateral movement inside company's environment.
  • Overview of affected data sets, including SSNs and PHI, and why they materially increase incident severity.
  • How Rankiteo’s incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score.
  • How this cyber incident impacts n8n Rankiteo cyber scoring and cyber rating.
  • Rankiteo’s MITRE ATT&CK correlation analysis for this incident, with associated confidence level.

Full Incident Analysis Transcript

In this Rankiteo incident briefing, we review the n8n breach identified under incident ID TENN8N1772649116.

The analysis begins with a detailed overview of n8n's information like the linkedin page: https://www.linkedin.com/company/n8n, the number of followers: 256751, the industry type: Software Development and the number of employees: 663 employees

After the initial compromise, the video explains how Rankiteo's incident engine converts technical details into a normalized incident score. The incident score before the incident was 700 and after the incident was 719 with a difference of 19 which is could be a good indicator of the severity and impact of the incident.

In the next step of the video, we will analyze in more details the incident and the impact it had on n8n and their customers.

On 15 January 2026, Tenda disclosed Botnet Campaign issues under the banner "Zerobot Botnet Exploits Tenda and n8n Vulnerabilities in Ongoing Campaign".

Akamai’s Security Incident Response Team (SIRT) has uncovered an active botnet campaign, Zerobot, leveraging recently disclosed vulnerabilities in Tenda AC1206 routers and the n8n workflow automation platform.

The disruption is felt across the environment, affecting Tenda AC1206 routers and n8n workflow automation platform, and exposing Browser credentials, SSH keys and Git repositories.

Formal response steps have not been shared publicly yet.

The case underscores how Ongoing, and recommending next steps like Apply patches for CVE-2025-7544 and CVE-2025-68613 immediately. Monitor for unusual network traffic and unauthorized access attempts. Implement multi-factor authentication (MFA) for critical systems.

Finally, we try to match the incident with the MITRE ATT&CK framework to see if there is any correlation between the incident and the MITRE ATT&CK framework.

The MITRE ATT&CK framework is a knowledge base of techniques and sub-techniques that are used to describe the tactics and procedures of cyber adversaries. It is a powerful tool for understanding the threat landscape and for developing effective defense strategies.

MITRE ATT&CK® Correlation Analysis

Rankiteo's analysis has identified several MITRE ATT&CK tactics and techniques associated with this incident, each with varying levels of confidence based on available evidence. Under the Initial Access tactic, the analysis identified Exploit Public-Facing Application (T1190) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating exploits CVE-2025-7544 (Tenda) and CVE-2025-68613 (n8n) via RCE/buffer overflow. Under the Execution tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Client Execution (T1203) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating executes arbitrary code via CVE-2025-7544 (buffer overflow) and CVE-2025-68613 (RCE) and Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell (T1059.004) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating triggers malicious shell script *tol.sh* on vulnerable Tenda routers. Under the Persistence tactic, the analysis identified Server Software Component: Web Shell (T1505.003) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating establishes C2 communication post-exploitation for botnet propagation. Under the Privilege Escalation tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (T1068) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating unauthenticated RCE in n8n (CVE-2025-68613) allows access to environment variables/API keys. Under the Defense Evasion tactic, the analysis identified Obfuscated Files or Information (T1027) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating zerobot payloads obfuscate scripts and host on Vercel domains. Under the Credential Access tactic, the analysis identified Credentials from Password Stores (T1555) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating multi-stage infostealer targets browser credentials, SSH keys, and Git repositories. Under the Lateral Movement tactic, the analysis identified Exploitation of Remote Services (T1210) with moderate to high confidence (70%), supported by evidence indicating n8n RCE (CVE-2025-68613) enables lateral movement within networks. Under the Command and Control tactic, the analysis identified Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (T1071.001) with high confidence (90%), supported by evidence indicating establishes C2 communication for botnet propagation and data exfiltration. Under the Exfiltration tactic, the analysis identified Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (T1041) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating data exfiltration confirmed for browser credentials, SSH keys, and Git repositories. Under the Impact tactic, the analysis identified Network Denial of Service (T1498) with moderate to high confidence (80%), supported by evidence indicating doS attacks enabled via Tenda router compromise (CVE-2025-7544). These correlations help security teams understand the attack chain and develop appropriate defensive measures based on the observed tactics and techniques.

Initial Access
Exploit Public-Facing Application (90%)
Execution
Exploitation for Client Execution (90%)
Command and Scripting Interpreter: Unix Shell (80%)
Persistence
Server Software Component: Web Shell (70%)
Privilege Escalation
Exploitation for Privilege Escalation (80%)
Defense Evasion
Obfuscated Files or Information (80%)
Credential Access
Credentials from Password Stores (90%)
Lateral Movement
Exploitation of Remote Services (70%)
Command and Control
Application Layer Protocol: Web Protocols (90%)
Exfiltration
Exfiltration Over C2 Channel (80%)
Impact
Network Denial of Service (80%)

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