GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-pq6c-vh67-xpm3 n8n: Log Streaming Event Destinations Decrypt Generic-Auth Credentials Without Ownership Check

MEDIUM Published 2026-09-10 Modified 2026-09-10 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-86993
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
n8n
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/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 A log streaming event destination may reference a generic HTTP credential, and the destination resolved and decrypted whichever credential it named without checking that the caller had access to it. A user holding a custom global role scoped to Log Streaming operations could therefore name a credential belonging to another project and have its decrypted secret sent to an endpoint they controlled. The patch applies the standard credential access check when a destination resolves its credential. 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. • Audit and revoke any custom global roles that carry Log Streaming scopes (`eventBusDestination:create`, `eventBusDestination:test`, etc.), limiting those scopes to fully trusted users only. • Review existing Log Streaming event destinations for unexpected webhook URLs and remove any that are not recognized, then rotate any credentials that may have been referenced. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-86993 n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References