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TI-2026-65631 Aliases CVE-2026-103256GHSA-6m32-557f-fqq9

n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Credentials Leak via preAuthentication Hook

Priority LOW 31CWE-522Published · Updated

Key facts

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

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-522.

Summary

n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain a credentials leak vulnerability in the Wekan and Baserow username-and-password credentials that sends unencrypted passwords to unvalidated hosts. Attackers with credential update permissions can modify the host field to receive account passwords at arbitrary hosts, bypassing domain validation controls.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00211 11th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed n8n (n8n-io): 2.39.6, 2.40.1

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 2.39.6; 2.40.0 to before 2.40.12.39.6, 2.40.1Patch availableCNA
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 2.39.6; 2.40.0 to before 2.40.1 Fixed in 2.39.6, 2.40.1 Patch available CNA

CPE names Threatist (inferred) · 1

Inferred from how NVD named this product before; not given by a source.

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*——n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions — — ·n8n

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 2.39.6, 2.40.1

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    n8n-io n8n 2.39.6, 2.40.1

    5 records Highest priority Priority LOW 5 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-65634 n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Session Token Leak via Dynamic CredentialsPriority LOW 38
    • TI-2026-65621 n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Credential Disclosure via Node-Tool IntrospectionPriority LOW 36
    • TI-2026-65633 n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Filter Bypass via Parameter InterpolationPriority LOW 30
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103256
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-6m32-557f-fqq9

References

Advisory 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-2026-82991 Code execution in n8n via deprecated Function nodes CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.7
  • TI-2025-35293 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
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Sources

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