{"id":"CVE-2026-86074","aliases":["EUVD-2026-73930","GHSA-q5wm-mgqx-fv2f"],"status":"published","title":"n8n: Instance AI Credential Setup Accepts Unvalidated Probe URL from Fetched Content","description":"n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI credential setup flow accepted a credential test or verification URL without checking that it matched the workflow node's origin. Attacker-controlled fetched content could influence that URL after a user injected it into the setup flow, causing authenticated requests, redirects, or probes to reach another origin. The affected logic includes packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/credential-utils.ts and the extractServiceOrigin origin derivation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.","severity":{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna","from":"cve"},"epss":{"day":"2026-11-11","score":0.00376,"percentile":0.31982,"model":"v2026.06.15"},"facts":{"in_kev":false,"known_exploited":false,"public_exploit":false,"fix_available":true},"cwes":["CWE-918"],"published":"2026-09-08T17:38:11Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:40Z","fixes":[{"ecosystem":"npm","package":"n8n","fixed_in":["2.38.2","2.37.7"],"sources":["ghsa","osv"]}],"affected":[{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"n8n","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"2.38.0"},{"fixed":"2.38.2"}]}]},{"source":"ghsa","ecosystem":"npm","package":"n8n","ranges":[{"type":"ECOSYSTEM","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.37.7"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"n8n","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"2.38.0"},{"fixed":"2.38.2"}]}]},{"source":"osv","ecosystem":"npm","package":"n8n","ranges":[{"type":"SEMVER","events":[{"introduced":"0"},{"fixed":"2.37.7"}]}]}],"products":[{"vendor":"n8n","product":"n8n"},{"vendor":"n8n-io","product":"n8n"}],"references":[{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-q5wm-mgqx-fv2f","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM","Mitigation","Vendor Advisory","advisory","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Release Notes","web"]},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2","tags":["x_refsource_MISC","Release Notes","web"]},{"url":"https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86074","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-q5wm-mgqx-fv2f"},{"url":"https://github.com/CVEProject/cvelistV5/tree/main/cves/2026/86xxx/CVE-2026-86074.json","tags":["advisory"]},{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n","tags":["package"]}],"sources":{"cve":[{"id":"CVE-2026-86074","title":"n8n: Instance AI Credential Setup Accepts Unvalidated Probe URL from Fetched Content","description":"n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI credential setup flow accepted a credential test or verification URL without checking that it matched the workflow node's origin. Attacker-controlled fetched content could influence that URL after a user injected it into the setup flow, causing authenticated requests, redirects, or probes to reach another origin. The affected logic includes packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/credential-utils.ts and the extractServiceOrigin origin derivation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-08T17:38:11.915Z","modified":"2026-09-09T16:04:32.58Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium","assessor":"cna"}],"cwes":["CWE-918"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T13:49:42.666099Z"}],"euvd":[{"id":"EUVD-2026-73930","description":"n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI credential setup flow accepted a credential test or verification URL without checking that it matched the workflow node's origin. Attacker-controlled fetched content could influence that URL after a user injected it into the setup flow, causing authenticated requests, redirects, or probes to reach another origin. The affected logic includes packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/credential-utils.ts and the extractServiceOrigin origin derivation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-08T17:38:11Z","modified":"2026-09-09T16:04:32Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T17:28:26.437971Z"}],"ghsa":[{"id":"GHSA-q5wm-mgqx-fv2f","title":"n8n: Instance AI Credential Setup Accepts Unvalidated Probe URL from Fetched Content","description":"## Impact\n\nInstance AI credential setup accepted a credential test/verification URL without checking it matched the workflow node's origin. Exfiltration required the user to actively inject an attacker-controlled URL into the setup flow. The patch derives the credential destination from the node's own URL and confines authenticated requests, redirects and probes to that origin.\n\n## Patches\n\nThe issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.38.2 and 2.37.7. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.\n\n## Workarounds\n\nIf upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:\n- Disable the Instance AI module by removing `instance-ai` from the `N8N_ENABLED_MODULES` environment variable if it is not required.\n- Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.\n- Rotate any third-party API credentials that were set up using the Instance AI credential-setup flow on affected versions.\n\nThese workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-10T21:18:48Z","modified":"2026-09-10T21:18:48Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-918"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:41:15.803194Z"}],"nvd":[{"id":"CVE-2026-86074","description":"n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI credential setup flow accepted a credential test or verification URL without checking that it matched the workflow node's origin. Attacker-controlled fetched content could influence that URL after a user injected it into the setup flow, causing authenticated requests, redirects, or probes to reach another origin. The affected logic includes packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/credential-utils.ts and the extractServiceOrigin origin derivation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-08T18:21:14.273Z","modified":"2026-09-11T18:20:24.77Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/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","level":"medium","assessor":"secondary"},{"version":"3.1","score":7.1,"vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N","level":"high","assessor":"primary"}],"cwes":["CWE-918"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T14:12:45.264578Z"}],"osv":[{"id":"CVE-2026-86074","title":"n8n: Instance AI Credential Setup Accepts Unvalidated Probe URL from Fetched Content","description":"n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI credential setup flow accepted a credential test or verification URL without checking that it matched the workflow node's origin. Attacker-controlled fetched content could influence that URL after a user injected it into the setup flow, causing authenticated requests, redirects, or probes to reach another origin. The affected logic includes packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/credential-utils.ts and the extractServiceOrigin origin derivation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-08T17:38:11.915Z","modified":"2026-10-28T02:30:40.150853522Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-918"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:45:18.825071Z"},{"id":"GHSA-q5wm-mgqx-fv2f","title":"n8n: Instance AI Credential Setup Accepts Unvalidated Probe URL from Fetched Content","description":"## Impact\n\nInstance AI credential setup accepted a credential test/verification URL without checking it matched the workflow node's origin. Exfiltration required the user to actively inject an attacker-controlled URL into the setup flow. The patch derives the credential destination from the node's own URL and confines authenticated requests, redirects and probes to that origin.\n\n## Patches\n\nThe issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.38.2 and 2.37.7. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.\n\n## Workarounds\n\nIf upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:\n- Disable the Instance AI module by removing `instance-ai` from the `N8N_ENABLED_MODULES` environment variable if it is not required.\n- Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.\n- Rotate any third-party API credentials that were set up using the Instance AI credential-setup flow on affected versions.\n\nThese workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.","status":"published","published":"2026-09-10T21:18:48Z","modified":"2026-09-10T21:30:04.789468256Z","cvss":[{"version":"4.0","score":5.9,"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","level":"medium"}],"cwes":["CWE-918"],"updated_at":"2026-11-02T15:46:54.055966Z"}]}}