N8n N8n
CVE-2026-85173
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.
What this means for your business
- It affects N8n. It matters if your company, or a supplier that handles your data, runs it.
- An attacker can use it remotely, over a network, with an ordinary user login, and without anyone at your company clicking anything.
- FIRST's prediction model gives it a 0.3% chance of attack attempts being seen in the next 30 days, ranking above 25% of all known flaws.
What to do
- 1Check whether your company or your suppliers run N8n, and which version. The affected versions are listed further down this page.
- 2If you do, apply the vendor's fix. A patch or vendor advisory has been published.
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Scoring
- CVSS
- 4.3 (v3.1)
- Vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N- CVSS v4
- 5.3
- Weakness
- CWE-639
- Assigned by
- disclosure@vulncheck.com
Dates
- Published
- 2026-09-03
- Last modified
- 2026-09-16
- Sources
- NVD
Affected products
- N8n N8n- 2.35.4, 2.36.0 - 2.36.2
As listed in the NVD configuration data. Not a statement about your estate.