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CVE-2026-33722: n8n · Incorrect Authorization

Affects n8nSource CVE Database V5

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Not known to be exploited · CVSS 7.3 High : upgrade to 2.6.4 or 1.123.23 soon.

Data as of 30 Oct 2026, 11:52 UTC

CVSS 4.0 base score
7.3High
How severe the flaw is on the 0–10 CVSS scale.
EPSS
0.2% chance of exploitation in 30 days – higher than 18% of CVEsExploit Prediction Scoring System: the likelihood attackers will use this flaw soon.
Patch
Available – fixed in 2.6.4, 1.123.23
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

Exploitation evidence

  1. Disclosed: evidence found.

    CVE published 25 Mar 2026

  2. Detectable: no evidence on record.

    No public nuclei template indexed

  3. Weaponized: no evidence on record.

    No public exploit code indexed in Metasploit or Exploit-DB

  4. Exploited in the wild: no evidence on record.

    Not in CISA KEV and no source reports exploitation

  5. Observed by OffSeq Mirage: no evidence on record.

    No attack traffic recorded by OffSeq Mirage sensors

A missing step is not evidence of safety. Sources: cve.org (opens in a new tab), the Metasploit, Exploit-DB and nuclei-templates index as of 30 Oct 2026.

What to do

Upgrade n8n to 2.6.4 or 1.123.23; n8n-io/n8n to 1.123.23.

Affected software

ProductAffectedFixed in
n8n-ion8nAffected
  • >=2.0.0-rc.0 <2.6.4
Fixed in
  • 2.6.4
n8n-ion8nAffected
  • <1.123.23
Fixed in
  • 1.123.23
GitHubn8n-io/n8npkg:github/n8n-io/n8nOther threatsAffected
  • <1.123.23
Fixed in
  • 1.123.23

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AI-suggested

A fix is available in n8n versions 1.123.23 and 2.6.4; users should upgrade to these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. If immediate upgrade is not possible, administrators should restrict n8n access to fully trusted users and/or disable the external secrets integration as temporary mitigations. These workarounds do not fully eliminate the risk and should only be used short-term until patching is performed.

Description

n8n versions prior to 1.123.23 and 2.6.4 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability that allows authenticated users without the externalSecret:list permission to retrieve plaintext secrets from connected external vaults by referencing the secret name in credentials. This vulnerability requires the instance to have an external secrets vault configured and the attacker to know or guess the secret's name. The issue has been fixed in versions 1.123.23 and 2.6.

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