CVE-2026-103252: n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Information Disclosure via Credential Test Endpoint
Noroxi assessment
Priority: Monitor (action score 28/100)
- The sources we track (CISA KEV, Exploit-DB, Metasploit, Nuclei, GitHub) show no public exploit code or exploitation in the wild.
- Probability of exploitation in the next 30 days: 0.27% (FIRST EPSS).
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it. A low-privileged account is enough. No user action is required. No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
- Fixed version: n8n-io n8n 1.123.80, 2.39.6, 2.40.1.
Low priority for now. Upgrade to n8n-io n8n 1.123.80, 2.39.6, 2.40.1 or later.
Generated automatically from the record's data: CVSS (NVD and CNA), CISA KEV and SSVC, FIRST EPSS, exploit sources, fixed versions. How we calculate it
Primary sources: NVD · CVE.org · FIRST EPSS
n8n versions before 1.123.80, from 2.0.0 before 2.39.6, and from 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain an authorization bypass vulnerability in the credential test endpoint that resolves project-scoped variables without validating caller access. Attackers can specify an arbitrary project ID in the request body to interpolate sensitive variables into credential test requests sent to attacker-controlled hosts for exfiltration.
- Published
- Oct 1, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 1, 2026
- EPSS
- 0.2% · 19th percentile
- CWE
- CWE-639
Report tools
Action score
28
Monitor
Low priority for now.
- CVSS
- 28 / 40 · 7.1 / 10
- CISA KEV
- 0 / 30 · Not listed
- EPSS
- 0 / 30 · 0.2%
CISA SSVC decision
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
Vulnrichment: CISA's decision-tree inputs.
CNA vs NVD score
- NVD
- —
- CNA · VulnCheck
- 7.1
- NVD has not scored this yet; the score shown is the CNA’s.
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
The score given by the assigning authority versus NVD’s independent score. A gap means the severity is contested.
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Versions reported by the vendor
Affected version ranges reported by the assigning authority (VulnCheck). Independent of NVD's CPE analysis and usually ahead of it.
n8n-io n8n
- before 1.123.80affected · semver
- 2.0.0 and later · before 2.39.6affected · semver
- 2.40.0 and later · before 2.40.1affected · semver
Same product
n8n-io: all recordsOther highest-scoring records for the same primary product.
- CVE-2026-71539n8n: Race Condition in Git Clone Node Allows Authenticated Users to Achieve Remote Code Execution35Monitor
- CVE-2026-103259n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Session Token Leak via Dynamic Credentials34Monitor
- CVE-2026-103246n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Credential Disclosure via Node-Tool Introspection33Monitor
Published before and after this one in the same product
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-103250Oct 1, 2026 · n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 NoSQL Injection via MongoDB Chat Memory28Monitor
- ← EarlierCVE-2026-103251Oct 1, 2026 · n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Package Install Validation Bypass via PubSub30Monitor
- Later →CVE-2026-103253Oct 1, 2026 · n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 SQL Injection via Oracle Database Drop Table28Monitor
Remediation
Which version to upgrade to
Fix versions compiled from the vendor, package registries and Microsoft. Verify the vendor's note before upgrading.
| Product / package | Fixed version | Source |
|---|---|---|
| n8n-io n8n | 1.123.80 | Vendor (CNA) |
| n8n-io n8n | 2.39.6 | Vendor (CNA) |
| n8n-io n8n | 2.40.1 | Vendor (CNA) |
Exploit status
No known public exploit
No public exploit has been observed yet. That doesn't mean you're safe, only that the bar is a little higher.
Research context
For pentesters and researchers: attack profile, score disagreement, timeline, patch commits, credits, variant and chain candidates, bug bounty scope. All derived from existing data; no exploit code.
Timeline
From publication to today: proof of concept, Metasploit module, CISA KEV and fix record. Dates are as reported by the sources.
- Published
- Fix recordedsame day
- TodayOct 26, 2026+25 d
FIRST EPSS daily score; only changes of 0.01 or more are recorded (step chart).
Patch and commit links
Commit, PR and diff links among the references. A starting point for patch-diffing and variant hunting; fixes, not exploits.
No commit or PR link among the references.
Credits
All researchersFinders, reporters and analysts named in the CNA record. Click a name for that researcher’s other records.
- Hemalv02reporter
Variant candidates
Same product, same weakness class, within 18 months. If the patch missed the root cause, the sibling bug is here.
- CVE-2026-1032460 days apartn8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Credential Disclosure via Node-Tool Introspection33Monitor
- CVE-2026-11085313 days apartn8n before 1.123.83 Authorization Bypass via Execute Sub-workflow Inline JSON28Monitor
- CVE-2026-11084113 days apartn8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.0 Authorization Bypass in Agent Chat Resume Tool Approval24Monitor
- CVE-2026-11085113 days apartn8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.1 Cross-Project Agent Ownership Transfer via Agents Create Endpoint24Monitor
- CVE-2026-1032470 days apartn8n before 1.123.80 Credential Tampering via Duplicate Node IDs23Monitor
- CVE-2026-9258815 days apartn8n before 1.123.76 Improper Authorization via Source Control Push23Monitor
Chain candidates
An authentication bypass and a privilege-requiring bug in the same product, published close together: combined they may become an unauthenticated path.
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Bug bounty scope
No known public program.
Source: bounty-targets-data (public HackerOne, Bugcrowd, Intigriti, YesWeHack listings).
Technical details
Attack conditions
- Anyone who can reach it over the internet can trigger it.
- A low-privileged account is enough.
- No user action is required.
- No special conditions are required; it is repeatable.
If successful
- Confidentiality
- Integrity
- Availability
- Attack vector
- Network
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Scope
- X
Weakness class (CWE)
CWE-639 · Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled KeyCVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
nvd-secondary
Root cause
The endpoint fetches the record by the ID sent in the request, but never checks whether the record belongs to the requesting user.
The bug in code
The whole CWE-639 classA representative example of this vulnerability class. Not the vendor's source code; it shows the faulty pattern and its fix.
Vulnerable
const invoice = await Invoice.findById(req.params.id);
res.json(invoice);Fixed
const invoice = await Invoice.findOne({
id: req.params.id,
ownerId: req.user.id,
});
if (!invoice) return res.sendStatus(404);
res.json(invoice);Attack context
MITRE CAPEC attack patterns and ATT&CK techniques for this weakness class (CWE). A starting point for detection rules and threat hunting.
MITRE has no CAPEC/ATT&CK mapping for this CWE.
Change log
- SSVC exploitation— → none
- Exploit maturity— → none
- Fix✗ → ✓
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References
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