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TI-2026-30548 Aliases CVE-2026-42227GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22

n8n: Public API Variables IDOR Allows Cross-Project Secret Disclosure

Priority LOW 26CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · None · None
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with a valid API key scoped to variable:list could read variables from projects they are not a member of by supplying an arbitrary projectId query parameter to the public API variables endpoint. The handler queried the variables repository directly without enforcing project membership checks, bypassing the authorization-aware service layer used by the internal enterprise controller. If variables were misused to store sensitive information such as credentials or tokens, they should be rotated immediately. This issue only affects licensed enterprise or team deployments with multiple projects and the variables feature enabled. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00203 10th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed n8n (n8n-io): 1.123.32, 2.17.4, 2.18.1n8n (npm): 1.123.32, 2.18.1, 2.17.4

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Partial

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
n8nn8nbefore 1.123.32; 2.17.0 to before 2.17.4; 2.18.0 to before 2.18.11.123.32, 2.17.4, 2.18.1Patch availableCNA
—n8n (npm)before 1.123.321.123.32Patch availableGHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22
—n8n (npm)2.18.0 to before 2.18.12.18.1Patch availableGHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22
—n8n (npm)2.0.0 to before 2.17.42.17.4Patch availableGHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 1.123.32; 2.17.0 to before 2.17.4; 2.18.0 to before 2.18.1 Fixed in 1.123.32, 2.17.4, 2.18.1 Patch available CNA
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.123.32 Fixed in 1.123.32 Patch available GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.18.0 to before 2.18.1 Fixed in 2.18.1 Patch available GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0 to before 2.17.4 Fixed in 2.17.4 Patch available GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22

CPE configurations NVD · 2

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*before 1.123.32; 2.17.0 to before 2.17.4Vulnerablen8n
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.18.0:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*2.18.0Vulnerablen8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.123.32; 2.17.0 to before 2.17.4 Vulnerable ·n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.18.0:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* Versions 2.18.0 Vulnerable ·n8n

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 1.123.32, 2.17.4, 2.18.1
  • Fix · GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22 n8n (npm) Fixed in 1.123.32 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22 n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.18.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22 n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.17.4 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-42227
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-756q-gq9h-fp22

References

Advisory 2

Other 1

  • TI-2025-42131 n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-17560 n8n Vulnerable to Unauthenticated File Access via Improper Webhook Request Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-01167 Authenticated users can bypass the Expression sandbox mechanism to achieve full remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-00644 Sandbox escape in n8n Python task runner allows for arbitrary code execution on the underlying host. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-35293 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-12275 The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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