TI-2026-59428 Aliases CVE-2026-86996 GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg

n8n: Agent Workflow Tool Bypasses Sub-Workflow Caller Policy

LOW 24CWE-862Published 2026-09-08 · Updated 2026-09-09

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-862.

Summary

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV

EPSS 0.00294 22nd percentileScored 2026-11-07

Fix Fixed n8n (n8n-io): 2.37.7, 2.38.2n8n (npm): 2.38.2, 2.37.7

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

Vendor	Product	Affected versions	Fixed in	Status	Source
n8n	n8n	before 2.37.7; 2.38.0 to before 2.38.2	2.37.7, 2.38.2	Patch available	CNA
—	n8n (npm)	2.38.0 to before 2.38.2	2.38.2	Patch available	GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg
—	n8n (npm)	before 2.37.7	2.37.7	Patch available	GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg

n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 2.37.7; 2.38.0 to before 2.38.2 Fixed in 2.37.7, 2.38.2 Patch available CNA
n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.38.0 to before 2.38.2 Fixed in 2.38.2 Patch available GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg
n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected before 2.37.7 Fixed in 2.37.7 Patch available GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg

CPE configurations NVD · 1

CPE	Versions	Role	Vendor
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n::::::node.js::*	before 2.37.7; 2.38.0 to before 2.38.2	Vulnerable	n8n

cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* Versions before 2.37.7; 2.38.0 to before 2.38.2 Vulnerable ·n8n

Remediation

Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 2.37.7, 2.38.2
Fix · GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.38.2 Advisory →
Fix · GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.37.7 Advisory →

Timeline

2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-86996
2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg

References

Advisory 1

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg

Other 3

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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Sources

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