n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 contains a credential guard bypass vulnerability that allows editors of shared workflows to use restricted credentials by loading sub-workflows from URLs or local files. Attackers can configure the Execute Sub-workflow node with source url or localFile to serve content that resolves project credentials and returns their decrypted values.
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-8crx-5h96-q72q
Published: 2026-10-28
Updated: 2026-10-28
Base Score: 5.6
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:S/C:C/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 7.1
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:L/A:N
Severity: High
Base Score: 5.1
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00171