Public vulnerability disclosure

CVE-2026-118676

n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass

publishedCWE-863

n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows member users to use credentials they cannot access by omitting default node parameters. Attackers can save and run workflows where pre-execution checks skip credential slots, causing decrypted credential values to be sent to attacker-chosen destinations.

Technical severity5.1 mediumCVSS 4.0 · CNA: VulnCheck
Published2026-10-28Source updated 2026-11-02
Collected2026-11-022 attributed sources

Fixes and workarounds

No remediation reported in collected sources.

Missing remediation information is not evidence that no patch exists.

Affected products and versions

Affected products, source version ranges and reporting authorities
ProductVersionsAuthority
n8n
n8n-io
n8n
npm
≥ 0; < 1.123.85 (affected, semver)
1.123.85 (unaffected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: VulnCheck
n8n
n8n-io
n8n
npm
≥ 2.44.0; < 2.44.1 (affected, semver)
2.44.1 (unaffected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: VulnCheck
n8n
n8n-io
n8n
npm
≥ 2.0.0; < 2.43.5 (affected, semver)
2.43.5 (unaffected, semver)
Other versions: unaffected
CNA: VulnCheck

Version ranges are source assertions. Check the vendor advisory and your installed configuration before determining exposure.

CVSS assessments

CVSS scores, vectors and reporting authorities
Version / scoreVectorAuthority
4.0 / 5.1
medium
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:NCNA: VulnCheck
3.1 / 7.1
high
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:NCNA: VulnCheck

Exploit evidence

No exploit evidence in collected sources. This is not proof of no exploitation.

References

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