GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm
GHSA-jh8h-6c9q-7gmw n8n has an Authentication Bypass in its Chat Trigger Node
MEDIUM
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- Ecosystem
- npm
- Packages
- n8n
- Severity
- Moderate
- CVSS vector
- CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N
- Weaknesses
- CWE-287
- Reviewed
- 2026-02-26
Affected packages
• npm n8n: < 1.123.22 → fixed in 1.123.22
• npm n8n: >= 2.0.0, < 2.9.3 → fixed in 2.9.3
• npm n8n: >= 2.10.0, < 2.10.1 → fixed in 2.10.1
Description
Impact
When the Chat Trigger node is configured with n8n User Auth authentication, the authentication check could be circumvented.
• This issue requires the Chat Trigger node to be configured with n8n User Auth authentication (non-default).
Patches
The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22. 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:
• Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only.
• Use a different authentication method for the Chat Trigger node, or restrict network access to the webhook endpoint to trusted origins.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
Related
Weakness · CWE (1)
- CWE-287 Improper Authentication weakness
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-jh8h-6c9q-7gmw web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/062644ef786b6af480afe4a0f12bc6d70040534a web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/1479aab2d32fe0ee087f82b9038b1035c98be2f6 web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/commit/9e5212ecbc5d2d4e6f340b636a5e84be6369882e web
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n package