CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-59253

MediumCVSS 5.0
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.17%

6th percentile - higher than 6% of all known CVEs

Summary

In n8n before version 2.28.0, an improper authorization vulnerability allows 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.

Risk Assessment

The risk involves potential breach of project isolation, which could lead to unauthorized data access or disruption of work organization within the n8n system.

Recommendation

It is recommended to immediately upgrade n8n to version 2.28.0 or later, which includes a fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

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.

Vulnerability data from NVD (NIST) · CISA KEV · EPSS