CVE-2026-65015
highn8n versions before 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AI Agents feature where the node-execution tool lacks proper authorization check…
Vendor / product: N8n — n8n
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.
CVSS
8.8
8.8 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-07-22 12:18
Modified: 2026-10-29 19:17
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 11 hours ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-29 19:22 UTC
Exploitation
Not listed in CISA KEV (as of last catalog sync)
Absence from KEV does not mean a CVE is not exploited. Exploitation status: unknown (no authoritative evidence in our sources).
Affected products
n8n / n8n <2.29.8, 2.30.0
Weakness classification (CWE)
Source: NVD / CISA. “NVD-CWE-Other” and “NVD-CWE-noinfo” mean NVD could not assign a specific weakness.
Mitigation & advisories
Patch / mitigation: https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9 disclosure@vulncheck.com
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-privilege-escalation-via-run-node-tool disclosure@vulncheck.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-29 19:22 UTC · record ↗