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CVE-2026-86996Disclosure(n8n / n8n)

LOWCVSS 5.4 · MEDIUM

Signal is active with 1 mentions in latest observed window

Immediate actions

  • Track advisory updates for patch or workaround availability

Recommended action window: Monitor and triage in normal cycle

NVD description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

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0.0/ 10 priority

Sources & remediation

Vendor / third-party advisories
Other references
Weakness type (CWE)
CWE-862

Priority

LOW

Exploitation

NONE

PoC

NONE

Patch

NONE

Momentum

NONE

Are you affected?

If you run products in this scope, you should treat this CVE as relevant to your environment.

  • n8n

Threat summary

  • 1 mentions across 1 observed day

What's happening

  • Technical details provided in 1 signal
  • Disclosure: 1 classified signal
  • 1 total mentions across 1 day

Affected systems

Vendors
n8n
Products
n8n

Deep dive

Activity timeline1 mentions / 1d
00111Mentions · 2026-09-17: 1Technical Details · 2026-09-17: 109-17
Signal classification1 categories
Disclosure
1100.0%
Full discourse1 post
  • Glory Tshokama@tshokama
    Disclosure

    Confirmed this is real, tracked as CVE-2026-86996, missing authorization on tool execution inside n8n's AI agent nodes. Worth patching regardless of whether you're actively using the AI agent features. The permission model is the part that needs the scrutiny here, not the workflow logic.

    Post summary

    The text confirms and discloses technical details of CVE-2026-86996, a missing authorization flaw within n8n's AI agent nodes. It emphasizes that the permission model requires scrutiny and recommends patching the vulnerability regardless of whether the AI agent features are actively used.

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