Description
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated members to use inaccessible credentials through inline sub-workflow nodes with non-boolean disabled values. Attackers knowing a credential id can run Execute Workflow nodes in inline JSON mode that skip the permission check and send decrypted credentials to attacker-controlled servers.
Published: 2026-10-28
Score: 5.1 Medium
EPSS: n/a
KEV: No
Impact: n/a
Action: n/a
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History

Wed, 28 Oct 2026 19:15:00 +0000

Type Values Removed Values Added
Description n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated members to use inaccessible credentials through inline sub-workflow nodes with non-boolean disabled values. Attackers knowing a credential id can run Execute Workflow nodes in inline JSON mode that skip the permission check and send decrypted credentials to attacker-controlled servers.
Title n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass via Inline Sub-Workflows
First Time appeared N8n
N8n n8n
Weaknesses CWE-863
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Vendors & Products N8n
N8n n8n
References
Metrics cvssV3_1

{'score': 7.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N'}

cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.1, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N'}


cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: VulnCheck

Published:

Updated: 2026-10-28T18:59:40.775Z

Reserved: 2026-10-28T17:24:54.846Z

Link: CVE-2026-118642

cve-icon Vulnrichment

No data.

cve-icon NVD

Status : Deferred

Published: 2026-10-28T19:17:32.070

Modified: 2026-10-28T19:17:32.200

Link: CVE-2026-118642

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-10-28T22:00:16Z

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