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n8n EUVDEUVD-2026-63269

| CVE-2026-77081 MEDIUM
Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key (CWE-639)
2026-08-20 VulnCheck GHSA-jrhf-3pw6-qqwv
5.1
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: VulnCheck
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Authenticate as n8n workflow author
  2. Delivery
    Open or create workflow with GraphQL node
  3. Exploit
    Set Authentication parameter to expression mode
  4. Execution
    Attach domain-restricted credential plus attacker-controlled-endpoint credential
  5. Persist
    Trigger workflow execution
  6. Impact
    Receive exfiltrated credential secret at attacker endpoint

Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Object-level authorization, IDOR prevention
Exploitation Conditions

Exploitation requires an authenticated n8n account with workflow-authoring (create or edit) rights - unauthenticated attackers cannot exploit this. The GraphQL node's Authentication parameter must be explicitly set to expression mode (not the default setting). Two credentials of different types must be attached to the same GraphQL node; the domain-restricted target credential must be the second (or non-first) credential in the attachment order, as only the first credential's allowed-domains policy is enforced. The attacker must also control or reach an endpoint outside the restricted domain list to receive the exfiltrated credential material. Exploitation is limited to the 1.x branch before 1.123.69 and the 2.x branch before 2.33.4 and 2.34.1. Organizations where workflow-authoring rights are tightly scoped to a small number of trusted users face substantially reduced realistic risk despite the network-accessible attack vector.

Impact

The CVSS 4.0 score of 5.1 reflects a moderate aggregate risk, anchored by AT:P (attack requirements present), which acknowledges that exploitation is conditional on a specific multi-credential expression-mode configuration that is not the default. The subsequent-system confidentiality rating of High (SC:H) is the most consequential signal: a successfully exfiltrated credential may grant the attacker privileges on external APIs or services far exceeding their n8n role, producing a risk disproportionate to the base score. No KEV listing exists, no POC has been identified, and no EPSS score was provided in the available data - active exploitation is therefore unconfirmed. The primary real-world limiting factor is the requirement for authenticated access with workflow-authoring rights, which narrows the exploitable population to trusted internal users or compromised accounts. This is a meaningful insider-threat and privilege-escalation-adjacent risk for organizations that grant broad workflow-authoring access, but is unlikely to be mass-exploited against external perimeters in its current form.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated n8n user with workflow-authoring rights creates or edits a workflow containing a GraphQL node, sets the Authentication parameter to expression mode, and attaches two credentials of different types - a domain-restricted credential belonging to a sensitive service and a second credential pointing to an attacker-controlled HTTPS endpoint. When the workflow executes, n8n enforces the allowed-domains policy of the first credential only and forwards the secret material of the second credential to the attacker's endpoint, completing exfiltration silently within the context of normal workflow activity. No public exploit code has been identified at time of analysis.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Aug 20, 2026

Credential exfiltration in n8n's GraphQL node allows authenticated workflow authors to bypass per-credential allowed-domains enforcement. When the node's Authentication parameter is set to expression mode and two credentials of different types are attached, the platform enforces the domain restriction of only the first credential while silently forwarding secret material from the second to any destination - including attacker-controlled endpoints. No public exploit has been identified at time of analysis, but the CVSS 4.0 subsequent-system confidentiality impact is rated High, reflecting the downstream value of an exfiltrated credential that may carry permissions well beyond the n8n instance.

RemediationAI

Upgrade to n8n 1.123.69 or later on the 1.x branch, or to 2.33.4 or 2.34.1 (or later) on the 2.x branch, as directed by vendor advisory GHSA-wcv8-x773-j96r at https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-wcv8-x773-j96r. As an interim compensating control prior to patching, administrators should audit all workflows that use a GraphQL node in expression mode and remove or segregate any configurations where two credentials of different types are simultaneously attached - this eliminates the specific condition required for the bypass. Restricting workflow-authoring rights to a minimal set of fully trusted users removes the attack surface entirely but may limit platform utility. Domain-restricted credentials should be audited for unexpected outbound activity against non-approved endpoints by reviewing n8n execution logs and any API audit trails maintained by the credential's target service.

Affected VersionsENISA

n8n 0 <2.33.4
n8n 0 <1.123.69
n8n 0 <2.34.1

Affected Packages

euvd n8n fix: 1.123.69, 2.33.4, 2.34.1

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 1 package in euvd

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Technical ContextAI · show details

n8n is a self-hosted workflow automation platform that routes data between APIs and services through configurable 'nodes.' The GraphQL node exposes an Authentication parameter that, when switched to expression mode, dynamically evaluates which credentials apply to a given request. CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key) describes the root cause: the expression-mode credential selector activates all attached credential objects for selector logic but applies the allowed-domains domain-restriction policy only to the first credential encountered, treating it as the authoritative gating credential. Any additional credentials of a differing type attached to the same node are included in the outbound request without their own domain policy being evaluated. The affected CPE is cpe:2.3:a:n8n-io:n8n across the 1.x branch (before 1.123.69) and the 2.x branch (before 2.33.4 and before 2.34.1).

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Severity by source

Vendor (VulnCheck) PRIMARY 5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
vuln.today AI 7.1 HIGH

AC:H for the required expression-mode plus multi-type credential configuration; PR:L for workflow-authoring access; S:C and C:H capture full downstream credential exfiltration.

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

Primary rating from Vendor (VulnCheck).

CVSS VectorVendor: VulnCheck

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
Low
Vulnerable system: Integrity
None
Vulnerable system: Availability
None
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
High
Subsequent system: Integrity
Low
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Aug 20, 2026 - 12:16 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

n8n before 1.123.69, 2.x before 2.33.4, and 2.x before 2.34.1 contain an allowed-domains bypass in the GraphQL node. When the node's Authentication parameter is set to expression mode, every authentication-gated credential selector is treated as active; if two credentials of different types are attached, the node enforces the allowed-domains policy of only the first credential while still attaching material from both. An authenticated user with workflow-authoring rights can thereby send a domain-restricted credential to an attacker-controlled endpoint, exfiltrating it with the leaked credential's permissions.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78% exploitable
Prevalence
Medium
popular self-hosted workflow automation platform with growing enterprise adoption
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC No
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

26
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +26
PoC: 0
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.

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