n8n Workflow Automation Security Flaws

An authenticated user with workflow creation or modification privileges in n8n workflow automation platform can exploit the Merge node's 'Combine by SQL' mode to read arbitrary local files on the n8n host and achieve remote code execution. n8n versions prior to 2.14.1, 2.13.3, and 1.123.26 are affected. The vulnerability carries a CVSS 4.0 score of 9.4 (Critical) due to insufficient sandbox restrictions in the AlaSQL component, allowing SQL injection-style attacks against the host system. No public proof-of-concept or active exploitation (KEV) status has been reported at this time.

A prototype pollution vulnerability in the XML and GSuiteAdmin nodes of n8n workflow automation platform allows authenticated users with workflow creation or modification permissions to achieve remote code execution. Versions prior to 2.14.1, 2.13.3, and 1.123.27 are affected. The CVSS score of 9.4 (Critical) reflects network-based exploitation with low complexity requiring only low-level authentication, though no current KEV listing or public POC availability is indicated in the provided intelligence.

n8n workflow automation platform Community Edition contains an authorization bypass vulnerability allowing authenticated users with member-level privileges to steal plaintext credentials from other users. The flaw chains name-based credential resolution that doesn't enforce ownership with a permissions bypass affecting generic HTTP credential types (httpBasicAuth, httpHeaderAuth, httpQueryAuth). Attackers can decrypt and exfiltrate credentials without authorization, though native integration credentials remain unaffected.