Vulnerabilities / CVE-2026-118644

CVE-2026-118644

Published 2026-10-28 · published (not yet in NVD)

CVE-2026-118644

n8n before 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 Credential Theft via Error-Workflow Context Inheritance

5.1 MEDIUM
CVSS 4.0 · CNA

0.2%
chance of exploitation in the next 30 days (EPSS; higher than 10% of CVEs)

n8n before 2.41.5 and 2.42.x before 2.42.2 passes a failed workflow's full execution context, including the identity of the user who started the run, to the configured error workflow. A project editor can set a colleague's workflow settings.errorWorkflow to an error workflow they own, inherit the colleague's identity when that workflow fails, and resolve the colleague's per-user dynamic credential secrets.

Scores

5.1CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:P/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:NCNA

7.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:NCNA

Affected products

n8n-io n8n: 2.42.0 to < 2.42.2
n8n-io n8n: < 2.41.5

Weakness: CWE-266

Also known as: GHSA-pcr3-v5vr-qppf

2 references (advisories, patches, write-ups)

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pcr3-v5vr-qppf · vendor-advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-2.41.5-and-2.42.2-credential-theft-via-error-workflow-context-inheritance · third-party-advisory

Sources: CVE.org, OSV.dev, FIRST EPSS. Missing ones did not answer or have no record yet.

Look up another CVE Check your dependencies Scan a website