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High · 7.1 CVE-2026-42226 EUVD-2026-27093GHSA-r4v6-9fqc-w5jr

n8n: Credential Authorization Bypass in dynamic-node-parameters Allows Foreign API Key Replay

Published May 4, 2026 · Updated May 4, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.33 and 2.17.5, the dynamic-node-parameters endpoints did not verify whether the authenticated caller was authorized to use a supplied credential reference. An authenticated user with access to a shared workflow could supply a foreign credential ID in the request body, causing the backend to decrypt and use that credential in a helper execution path where the caller also controls the destination URL. This allowed the caller to force the backend to authenticate against attacker-controlled infrastructure using a credential belonging to another user, effectively exfiltrating a reusable API key. The issue is not limited to any single node type; any node that resolves credentials dynamically through these endpoints may be affected. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.33, 2.17.5, and 2.18.0.

Affected products

VendorProductAffectedFixed
n8n-io n8n < 1.123.33, >= 2.17.0, < 2.17.5 —

Affected packages

EcosystemPackageAffectedFixedRecord
npm n8n >= 2.17.0, < 2.17.5 2.17.5 GHSA-r4v6-9fqc-w5jr
npm n8n < 1.123.33 1.123.33 GHSA-r4v6-9fqc-w5jr

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