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TI-2026-42393 Aliases CVE-2026-59253GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg

n8n - Improper Authorization in Workflow Assignment to Folders

Priority LOW 24CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.0028 20th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed n8n (n8n): 2.28.0n8n (npm): 2.28.0

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 2.28.02.28.0Patch availableCNA
—n8n (npm)before 2.28.02.28.0Patch availableGHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 2.28.0 Fixed in 2.28.0 Patch available CNA
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.28.0 Fixed in 2.28.0 Patch available GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*before 2.28.0Vulnerablen8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.28.0 Vulnerable ·n8n

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n) Fixed in 2.28.0
  • Fix · GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.28.0 Advisory →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-59253
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg

References

Advisory 2

Other 2

  • 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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