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TI-2026-65635 Aliases CVE-2026-103260GHSA-v8hf-6rg3-94j4

n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Approval Bypass via Send and Wait Node

Priority LOW 28CWE-862Published · Updated

Key facts

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

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

Summary

n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain an approval bypass vulnerability in the Send and Wait node's Approve Within Chat mode. Attackers can submit resume requests without verification of the requester's identity or approval permissions, allowing unauthenticated users to advance waiting executions and trigger guarded actions.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00281 20th 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-2026-65631 n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Credentials Leak via preAuthentication HookPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-103260
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-v8hf-6rg3-94j4

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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