CVE-2026-59209
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CVE-2026-59209 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 6.5/10 on the CVSS scale. n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and, 2.28.1, an authenticated member with use-only editor access to a shared workflow could read credential-populated headers exposed via the $request object inside an HTTP Request node's pagination expression and exfiltrate the secret through item data. EPSS estimates a 0.30% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.
Description
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and, 2.28.1, an authenticated member with use-only editor access to a shared workflow could read credential-populated headers exposed via the $request object inside an HTTP Request node's pagination expression and exfiltrate the secret through item data. This issue is fixed in versions 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and 2.28.1.
Metrics
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
Weakness Enumeration
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| N8n | N8n | < 1.123.61 |
| N8n | N8n | >= 2.0.0, < 2.27.4 |
| N8n | N8n | 2.28.0 |
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.27.4Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n%402.28.1Product, Release Notes
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-q3j5-8vrg-4p9qMitigation, Vendor Advisory
Timeline
- Published
- Last Modified
- Status
- Analyzed
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