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n8n CVE-2026-86993

| EUVDEUVD-2026-74270 MEDIUM
Missing Authorization (CWE-862)
2026-09-08 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-pq6c-vh67-xpm3
5.9
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: github
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Vendor (github) PRIMARY
5.9 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/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
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4.9 MEDIUM

Network-reachable but requires high-privilege role with Log Streaming scopes; pure confidentiality impact (credential secret exfiltrated), no integrity or availability effect.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Scope
X

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Metadata Corrected
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Source Code Evidence Fetched
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Analysis Generated
Sep 09, 2026 - 03:20 vuln.today
Patch available
Sep 08, 2026 - 22:50 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2, a Log Streaming event destination could reference a generic HTTP credential and decrypt whichever credential ID it named without an ownership check. A user with a custom global role carrying Log Streaming scopes could select a credential belonging to another project and send its decrypted secret to an attacker-controlled endpoint. The affected authorization boundary is packages/cli/src/modules/log-streaming.ee/destinations/destination-credentials-access.ts and the credential:read scope. This issue is fixed in versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

AnalysisAI

Credential exfiltration in n8n's Log Streaming subsystem allows an authenticated user holding a custom global role with Log Streaming scopes to decrypt and exfiltrate credentials belonging to any other project. The authorization check in destination-credentials-access.ts performs a credential:read scope check but omits an ownership or project-membership check, so any credential ID can be referenced regardless of which project owns it. …

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Exploitation The attacker must hold an active n8n account assigned a custom global role that explicitly carries Log Streaming scopes - this is a non-default configuration and requires a platform administrator to have created and assigned such a role. … Additional conditions and limiting factors are described in the full assessment.
Risk Assessment The provided CVSS 4.0 vector (AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H) scores 5.9, reflecting a network-reachable attack that requires high privileges (PR:H) and specific attack conditions (AT:P - the custom global role must carry Log Streaming scopes). … Full risk analysis with EPSS, KEV, and SSVC signal comparison available after sign-in.
Exploit Scenario Full exploit scenario with step-by-step reproduction available after sign-in.
Remediation Upgrade n8n to version 1.123.76, 2.37.7, or 2.38.2 as appropriate for the deployed release train; release artifacts are at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@1.123.76, https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7, and https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2. … Detailed patch versions, workarounds, and compensating controls in full report.

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