n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.x before 2.42.1 contains a missing confirmation vulnerability in the Local Gateway desktop app that allows its deep-link connect handler to silently re-pair the app with a different n8n instance. Attackers can lure users running the Local Gateway into opening a crafted n8n-computer-use:// link to connect their computer to an attacker-controlled instance, inheriting previously granted permissions and acting on the computer through the gateway.
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-cwm2-vhf5-27q9
Published: 2026-10-28
Updated: 2026-10-28
Base Score: 6.1
Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:H/Au:N/C:C/I:P/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:R/S:U/C:H/I:L/A:N
Severity: Medium
Base Score: 5.9
Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Severity: Medium
EPSS: 0.00165