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TI-2026-74543 Aliases CVE-2026-110853

Authorization bypass in n8n Execute Sub-workflow inline JSON mode

Priority LOW 31CWE-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 · Low · None
Fix status
Fixed

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

Summary

n8n before 1.123.83 contains an authorization bypass (CWE-639) that lets authenticated members spoof workflow identity by supplying a trusted identifier in Execute Sub-workflow inline JSON mode. An attacker with low privileges can resolve credentials from projects they do not belong to and modify another workflow's static data and error-workflow dispatch.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

Description from the CNA

n8n before 1.123.83 contains an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated members to spoof workflow identity by supplying a trusted identifier in Execute Sub-workflow inline JSON mode. Attackers can set this identifier to resolve credentials from projects they do not belong to and modify another workflow's static data and error-workflow dispatch.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00228 13th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed n8n (n8n-io): 1.123.83

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 1.123.831.123.83Patch availableCNA
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 1.123.83 Fixed in 1.123.83 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

Upgrade n8n to version 1.123.83 or later, which fixes the flaw.

Written with Claude Haiku 5.5 from the sources below · 2026-10-28

  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 1.123.83

Fixed in the same release

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

  • Release ·

    n8n-io n8n 1.123.83

    2 records Highest priority Priority LOW 2 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-74534 Authorization bypass in n8n lets editors use restricted credentialsPriority LOW 31
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Timeline

  1. 2026-10-15 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-110853
  2. 2026-10-16 Priority changed: MEDIUM → LOW
  3. 2026-10-16 CISA SSVC decision points changed

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
See all 233 →

Sources

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