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Vulnerability · CVE-2026-33722

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform.

Published Mar 25, 2026 · catalog updated Jun 17, 2026 · n8n is an open

Check if you run it

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33722. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of n8n is an open is installed.

Gaps on this record

  • The stored product name is a package slug. The name on this page is taken from the title (n8n is an open).
  • No version range is stored. A customer cannot check an installed version against this record.
  • No vendor fix or required action is stored. Compare the linked advisory before you change production.
Severity
High7.3
Known exploitation
Not in CISA/VulnCheck KEV
EPSS
0.29%
Remediation
Advisory link
Affected products
cpe n8n/n8n

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.6.4 and 1.123.23, an authenticated user without permission to list external secrets could reference a secret by the external name in a credential and retrieve its plaintext value when saving the credential. This bypassed the permission check and allowed access to secrets stored in connected vaults without admin or owner privileges. This issue requires the instance to have an external secrets vault configured. The attacker must know or be able to guess the name of a target secret. The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.23 and 2.6.4. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: Restrict n8n access to fully trusted users only, and/or disable external secrets integration until the patch can be applied. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

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  • cpe n8n/n8nversion unspecified

How to fix CVE-2026-33722

What to do

Three questions, each answered from this record only. Confirm the vendor advisory before you patch.

Should you patch?

No confirmed exploitation is on record for CVE-2026-33722. EPSS is 0.29%. Act only if a listed version of n8n is an open is installed.

Which versions are affected?

Affected version ranges are not on this record. Compare the installed version with the linked vendor advisory before you change production.

What should an analyst verify?

CWE-863: Incorrect Authorization. EPSS 0.29%. There is no CISA KEV listing. No Exploit-DB or Metasploit reference is linked. Use the source links for the original advisory.

Code

The project this record applies to. Exploit listings stay in References.

Timeline

Detection, updates, and resolution for this record.

  1. Mar 25, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Detected

    n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.6.4 and 1.123.23, an authenticated user without permission to list external secrets could reference a secret by the external name in a credential and retrieve its plaintext value when saving the credential. This bypassed the permission check and allowed access to secrets stored in connected vaults without admin or owner privil

  2. Jun 17, 2026 · NIST NVD

    Updated

    n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.6.4 and 1.123.23, an authenticated user without permission to list external secrets could reference a secret by the external name in a credential and retrieve its plaintext value when saving the credential. This bypassed the permission check and allowed access to secrets stored in connected vaults without admin or owner privil

Sources

  • CVE.orgVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33722

    Official CVE identifier

    cve.org
  • FIRST EPSSExploitation probabilityCVE-2026-33722

    30-day exploitation probability 0.3%

    first.org
  • NIST NVDVulnerability recordCVE-2026-33722

    n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.6.4 and 1.123.23, an authenticated user without permission to list external secrets could reference a secret by the external name in a credential and retrieve its plaintext value when saving the credential. T

    nvd.nist.gov

References

Freshness

Last verified in this catalog Oct 18, 2026. Significant claims (KEV, EPSS, CVSS, affected ranges) come from the source rows above — open the original publisher for the authoritative advisory.