CVE-2026-85173: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in n8n-io n8n
n8n versions before 2.36.2 contain a missing per-project authorization vulnerability in the Insights API routes that allows authenticated users with insights scopes to access workflow names and execution statistics across projects. Attackers can supply arbitrary projectId parameters to retrieve sensitive project and workflow information from projects they have no membership in.
CVE-2026-85173: Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key in n8n-io n8n
Description
n8n versions before 2.36.2 contain a missing per-project authorization vulnerability in the Insights API routes that allows authenticated users with insights scopes to access workflow names and execution statistics across projects. Attackers can supply arbitrary projectId parameters to retrieve sensitive project and workflow information from projects they have no membership in.
CVSS v4.0
Score 5.3medium
Technical Details
- Data Version
- 5.2
- Assigner Short Name
- VulnCheck
- Date Reserved
- 2026-09-03T11:05:09.078Z
- Cvss Version
- 4.0
- State
- PUBLISHED
- Remediation Level
- null
Threat ID: 6a995c0aacd9273b49dbb6e0
Added to database: 09/03/2026, 11:37:46 UTC
Last updated: 09/03/2026, 12:52:19 UTC
Views: 6
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