01 Record
CVE-2026-118642
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass via Inline Sub-Workflows
MediumPUBLISHEDCNA: VulnCheck
CNA base score5.1 CVSS v4.0CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:H/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
02 Description
n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass via Inline Sub-Workflows
03 Exploitation and scoring
- Exploitation
- Not assessed. CISA has not published an exploitation assessment for this record, and it is not in the KEV catalog. That is an absence of assessment, not a finding of no risk.
- SSVC decision
- Not assessed by CISA
- EPSS probability
- Not scored by EPSS
- EPSS percentile
- Not scored by EPSS
- NVD base score
- 5.1 (CVSS v4.0), scored by the NVD independently of the CNA.
- NVD CVSS 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/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
- NVD analysis status
- Deferred. NVD last modified this record on 2026-10-28.
- Red Hat severity
- No Red Hat rating. Red Hat rates the CVEs that affect its products.
Exploit-prediction scores from FIRST. Independent scoring and analysis status from the NVD. Vendor severity from Red Hat. Exploitation assessment and catalog membership from CISA.
04 Metadata
- Published
- 2026-10-28 18:59Z16 HR AGO
- Last updated
- 2026-10-28 18:59Z16 HR AGO
- Reserved
- 2026-10-28
- Assigning CNA
- VulnCheck
- Record state
- PUBLISHED
- Severity
- Medium (CVSS 5.1)
- CNA CVSS 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
- Weaknesses
- CWE-863Incorrect AuthorizationClass
- Data version
- 5.2
- Document digest
- cff108983b9f2619ee633c5c13f903b30ad896ea2216957f8aab3e84d48cd6d4
05 Affected products
VendorProductVersionsPlatforms
06 References
- github.comGitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-8vrr-mgc5-jg55)https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-8vrr-mgc5-jg55
- www.vulncheck.comVulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Permission Check Bypass via Inline Sub-Workflowshttps://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.85-2.43.5-and-2.44.1-credential-permission-check-bypass-via-inline-sub-workflows