CVE-2026-118676
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass
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.
Attack profile
How easy it is to exploit
- Attack vector
- Network
- Complexity
- High
- Privileges needed
- Low
- User interaction
- None
What an attacker can affect
- Confidentiality
- Low
- Integrity
- None
- Availability
- None
Exploit likelihood
What each source reports
CVE List Score used
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-118676- CVSS 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:N - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
EUVDEUVD-2026-112382
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.
- Record
EUVD-2026-112382- CVSS 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:N - Updated
- 2026-11-03
GitHub AdvisoriesGHSA-8gwv-55hj-rf7m
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that...
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.
- Record
GHSA-8gwv-55hj-rf7m- CVSS 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:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-02
NVD
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-118676- CVSS 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:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X - CVSS 3.1
- 7.1 High
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-03
OSV
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass
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.
- Record
CVE-2026-118676- CVSS 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:N - Weakness
- CWE-863
- Updated
- 2026-11-07
Affected products
History
| Recorded | Changed | Sources |
|---|---|---|
| facts | CVE List, EUVD, NVD, OSV | |
| first indexed | CVE List, EUVD, GitHub Advisories, NVD, OSV |
Dates are when Every CVE recorded each change. Upstream dates may differ.
In short
CVE-2026-118676 is a medium vulnerability (CVSS 5.1) in N8n-io N8n, published October 28, 2026. No source lists public exploit code. EPSS puts the chance of exploitation in the next 30 days at 0.20%, the 9th percentile. No source names a fixed version.
References
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-v9cx-v88r-42vw
vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.85-2.43.5-and-2.44.1-credential-permission-check-bypass
nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-118676