GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-65xw-2v52-jhxc n8n: Cross-User Active Workflow ID and Lifecycle Event Disclosure via Missing userId Filter
MEDIUM
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-86994
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- n8n
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-862
- Reviewed
- 2026-09-10
Affected packages
• npm n8n: < 1.123.76 → fixed in 1.123.76
• npm n8n: >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2 → fixed in 2.38.2
• npm n8n: >= 2.0.0, < 2.37.7 → fixed in 2.37.7
Description
Impact
The endpoint `/rest/active-workflows` returned every active workflow ID on the instance to any member, regardless of sharing, and workflow activation, deactivation and publication push events were broadcast to every connected client, carrying workflow IDs, version IDs and activation-error detail across users. The patch scopes both the listing and the push events through the sharing service, so a user only sees workflows they can access.
Patches
The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
• Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.
• Avoid provisioning `global:member` accounts for untrusted users until the instance is patched.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-86994 n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-65xw-2v52-jhxc web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86994 advisory
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n package
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected] web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected] web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected] web