CVE Catalog

CVE-2026-59259

MediumCVSS 6.5
Published: Updated: Translated: NVD NIST

Exploitation Probability (EPSS)

Low risk
0.32%

24th percentile - higher than 24% of all known CVEs

Summary

A permission bypass vulnerability in n8n before versions 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and 2.28.1 affects external secrets handling. An authenticated user with credential create or update permissions but without the externalSecret:list scope can embed external secret references into credentials that static validation does not detect; these references resolve at workflow execution time, exposing secret values.

Risk Assessment

The organization risks exposure of sensitive data stored in an external secrets provider, as unauthorized users can access secrets by manipulating credentials.

Recommendation

Update n8n immediately to version 1.123.61, 2.27.4, or 2.28.1, which contain the fix for this vulnerability.

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Original NVD description (English source)

n8n before versions 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and 2.28.1 contains a permission bypass vulnerability in external secrets handling caused by a mismatch between the static validation check and the runtime expression engine. An authenticated user with credential create or update permissions but without the externalSecret:list scope can embed external secret references into credentials in forms the static validation does not detect; these references resolve at workflow execution time, exposing secret values the user is not authorized to access. This issue only affects instances where an external secrets provider is configured and Advanced Permissions are in use.

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