GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-f3rg-xqjj-cj9w n8n-MCP: Workflow telemetry sanitizer could retain partial values from URL-shaped node parameters
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- Aliases
- CVE-2026-45582
- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- n8n-mcp
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-201
- Reviewed
- 2026-05-18
Affected packages
• npm n8n-mcp: < 2.51.3 → fixed in 2.51.3
Description
Summary
In affected versions of n8n-mcp, the workflow telemetry sanitizer could retain partial fragments of URL-shaped node parameters before sending workflow data to the project's anonymous telemetry backend. Values placed in HTTP-Request-style node parameters — such as customer or tenant identifiers, short secrets embedded in query strings, and signed request parameters — could therefore appear in stored telemetry, contrary to the collection boundary documented in `PRIVACY.md`.
Impact
Operators with access to the project's telemetry backend could read partial fragments of workflow URL parameters that should not have been collected. The bug was scoped to URL-shaped fields in workflow *definitions*; credentials, OAuth tokens, and workflow *execution* data are not affected — credentials are removed by a separate code path, and long secrets and known-provider tokens are matched by dedicated patterns.
Patches
Fixed in n8n-mcp `2.51.3`. Upgrading is the recommended remediation.
Workarounds
For users who cannot upgrade immediately, disable anonymous telemetry by setting any of these environment variables to `true`:
• `N8N_MCP_TELEMETRY_DISABLED`
• `TELEMETRY_DISABLED`
• `DISABLE_TELEMETRY`
Credit
Reported by @u-ktdi.
Related
Alias · CVE (1)
- CVE-2026-45582 n8n-MCP is an MCP server that provides AI assistants access to n8n node documentation, properties, and operations. vulnerability
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-201 Insertion of Sensitive Information Into Sent Data weakness
References
- https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-f3rg-xqjj-cj9w web
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-45582 advisory
- https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/pull/782 web
- https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/commit/6cf6fef653fcd6d598f2f356aac4754931c7329f web
- https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp package
- https://github.com/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/releases/tag/v2.51.3 web