n8n versions before 1.123.64, 2.29.8, and 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in Enterprise SSO instance-role provisioning. The provisioning path maps an IdP-asserted role claim to an n8n global role but does not prevent assignment of the global:owner role (unlike the token-exchange identity path, which rejects it). An SSO-authenticated user whose instance-role claim resolves to global:owner is provisioned as instance owner, gaining full administrative control over workflows, credentials, users, and instance configuration. Exploitation requires that Enterprise SSO is configured, instance-role provisioning is enabled via N8N_SSO_SCOPES_PROVISION_INSTANCE_ROLE (disabled by default), and the attacker controls the instance-role claim value issued by the IdP.
n8n versions before 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AI Agents feature where the node-execution tool lacks proper authorization checks. A Project Viewer user can escalate privileges by chatting with an agent that has node tools enabled, executing arbitrary nodes and accessing credential secrets without proper authorization verification.
n8n before 2.28.0 (and before 2.27.4 on the 2.27.x branch) registers the DELETE /${restEndpoint}/test-webhook/:id endpoint before authentication middleware is applied, allowing any unauthenticated network caller who knows a workflow ID to cancel that workflow's active test webhook registration. The impact is limited to disrupting in-progress test sessions; production webhooks, persistent workflow state, and stored data are not affected.
n8n before versions 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and 2.28.1 contains a permission bypass vulnerability related to external secrets handling. The issue arises from a mismatch between static validation and the runtime expression engine, allowing authenticated users with credential create or update permissions—but without externalSecret:list scope—to embed external secret references undetected. These references resolve during workflow execution, exposing secret values the user should not access. This vulnerability affects only instances with an external secrets provider configured and Advanced Permissions enabled. The advisory is a duplicate and has been withdrawn in favor of GHSA-jp7m-xcgx-57qm.
n8n before version 2.28.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where external secrets can be accessed via workflow node expressions outside the intended credentials scope. Authenticated project editors can read plaintext external secret values by referencing them in node expressions without needing explicit secrets access permissions. This advisory is a duplicate and has been withdrawn in favor of GHSA-2434-3x6q-8r99.
n8n before versions 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and 2.28.1 contains a permission bypass vulnerability in external secrets handling caused by a mismatch between the static validation check and the runtime expression engine. An authenticated user with credential create or update permissions but without the externalSecret:list scope can embed external secret references into credentials in forms the static validation does not detect; these references resolve at workflow execution time, exposing secret values the user is not authorized to access. This issue only affects instances where an external secrets provider is configured and Advanced Permissions are in use.
n8n before 2.28.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where external secrets are incorrectly resolved in workflow node expressions outside credentials scope. Authenticated project editors can read plaintext external secret values by referencing them in node expressions without requiring explicit secrets access permissions.
n8n before 2.28.0 (and before 1.123.58 on the 1.x branch) contains a disk space exhaustion vulnerability in the data-table file upload endpoint. The per-request quota check does not account for files already written to the shared temporary directory, allowing an authenticated user to repeatedly upload files that accumulate on disk until the periodic cleanup runs, potentially exhausting available disk space on the host.
n8n before 1.123.24, 2.10.4, and 2.12.0 (across its 1.x and 2.x branches) contains cross-site scripting and open redirect vulnerabilities in the Form Node due to unsanitized HTML description fields and overly permissive iframe sandbox policies. Authenticated users with workflow creation permissions can inject malicious scripts or redirect parameters to perform stored XSS attacks or phishing redirects against end users.
n8n versions before 1.123.61, 2.x before 2.27.4, and 2.28.x before 2.28.1 contain a SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy MySQL v1 node's executeQuery operation. This vulnerability arises because the operation directly substitutes evaluated expressions into SQL queries without parameterization. If an externally reachable trigger such as a Webhook node passes attacker-controlled input to these expressions, it can lead to arbitrary SQL execution with the privileges of the configured MySQL credentials. The newer MySQL v2 node, which uses parameterized queries, is not affected.
n8n before version 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability that allows authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in projects they do not own. This issue enables bypassing project and folder authorization boundaries by submitting crafted request payloads during workflow creation, leading to logical integrity violations in project folder structures. The advisory is a duplicate and has been withdrawn in favor of GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg. No patch links are provided in this data.
n8n before 1.123.61, 2.x before 2.27.4, and 2.28.x before 2.28.1 contains a SQL injection vulnerability in the legacy MySQL v1 node's executeQuery operation. The operation substitutes evaluated {{ ... }} expression values directly into the raw SQL string without parameterization. When a workflow uses this operation with expression-sourced values and is connected to an externally-reachable trigger (such as a Webhook node), attacker-controlled input reaching those expressions results in SQL injection, allowing execution of arbitrary SQL with the configured MySQL credentials' privileges. The MySQL v2 node, which uses parameterized queries, is not affected.
n8n before 1.123.55, 2.25.7, and 2.26.2 contains an authorization bypass in the POST /workflows/{workflowId}/test-runs/new endpoint, which authorizes access using the workflow:read scope instead of workflow:execute. An authenticated user with read-only access to a workflow can trigger a real evaluation test run, causing the workflow to execute via the internal workflow runner and resulting in unintended outbound API calls, data mutations, or other side effects in connected downstream systems. The issue primarily affects instances using the Evaluations feature where RBAC project roles grant workflow:read without workflow:execute.
n8n before 1.123.55, 2.25.7, and 2.26.2 contains an authorization vulnerability in three mutating evaluation test-run endpoints that authorize state-changing actions using the workflow:read scope instead of the action-appropriate workflow:execute scope. On instances using Advanced Permissions (Enterprise/Cloud) with projects and viewer roles, an authenticated user with the project:viewer role can start new evaluation test runs, cancel in-flight runs, and delete run records for workflows they only have read access to.
n8n before 2.8.0 contains a cross-site scripting vulnerability in the credential management flow where authenticated users can inject malicious JavaScript URLs into OAuth2 credential Authorization URL fields. Attackers can craft malicious credentials and trick victims into clicking the OAuth authorization button, executing arbitrary scripts in their browser session with the victim's privileges.
n8n contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Chat Trigger node's Custom CSS field due to a misconfiguration of the sanitize-html library. Affected releases are those before 1.123.27, the 2.0.0 through 2.13.2 line, and 2.14.0 (fixed in 1.123.27, 2.13.3, and 2.14.1). An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows can inject JavaScript that bypasses sanitization, resulting in stored XSS against any user who visits the public chat page.
n8n before 1.123.25 (1.x) and before 2.11.2 (2.x), with the fix also included in 2.12.0, contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Form Trigger node's CSS sanitization that allows authenticated users to inject malicious scripts. Attackers with workflow creation permissions can inject XSS payloads that execute persistently for all form visitors, enabling form hijacking and phishing attacks.
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An authenticated user with workflow creation or modification permissions in n8n can exploit a prototype pollution vulnerability in the XML Node to achieve remote code execution (RCE). The vulnerability is fixed in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1. Until upgrading, administrators should restrict workflow editing permissions and consider disabling the XML node as temporary mitigations.