CVE-2026-65015

high

Description

n8n versions before 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AI Agents feature where the node-execution tool lacks proper authorization checks. A Project Viewer user can escalate privileges by chatting with an agent that has node tools enabled, executing arbitrary nodes and accessing credential secrets without proper authorization verification.

References

Advisories

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-privilege-escalation-via-run-node-tool

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9

Details

Source: Mitre, NVD

Published: 2026-07-22

Updated: 2026-07-28

Risk Information

CVSS v2

Base Score: 9

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

Severity: High

CVSS v3

Base Score: 8.8

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

Severity: High

CVSS v4

Base Score: 7.2

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

Severity: High

EPSS

EPSS: 0.00445