CVE-2026-59253

medium

Description

n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures.

References

Advisories

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-improper-authorization-in-workflow-assignment-to-folders

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-08

Updated: 2026-07-08

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 4

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:N/I:P/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v3

Base Score: 5

Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N

Severity: Medium

CVSS v4

Base Score: 5.3

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N

Severity: Medium

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00166