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CVE-2026-103246

n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 fail to validate credential ownership during…

Risk score
50/100
CVSS
7.7 v3.1
Exploit chance (30 days)
0.3%
Published
1 Oct 2026

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What to know

What it is
n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 fail to validate credential ownership during inline agent node-tool introspection. Attackers can reference arbitrary credential IDs to decrypt and exfiltrate plaintext secrets to attacker-controlled hosts without ownership verification.
Affected
See advisory
Fix
Upgrade the product to 2.39.6, 2.40.0 or 2.40.1 (whichever matches your release line), or later.
Exploitation
No known exploitation

Why it is Yellow

  • CVSS 7.7 high

References

Original description

n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 fail to validate credential ownership during inline agent node-tool introspection. Attackers can reference arbitrary credential IDs to decrypt and exfiltrate plaintext secrets to attacker-controlled hosts without ownership verification.

Last activity 1 Oct 2026. Patch Forecast updates every hour.