GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-jh8h-6c9q-7gmw n8n has an Authentication Bypass in its Chat Trigger Node

MEDIUM Published 2026-02-26 Modified 2026-02-26 Official page ↗
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