CVE-2026-86078
mediumn8n is an open source workflow automation platform.
Vendor / product: N8n — n8n
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI workflow summary used node names and connection keys from stored workflows as ordinary object keys. A workflow submitted through the REST API could contain __proto__ or constructor, causing nested writes to reach Object.prototype in the main n8n process and disrupt later requests. The affected function is summarizeWorkflowStructure in packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/summarize-workflow.ts. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.
CVSS
6.5
6.5 (CVSS v3.1)
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H Severity source: NVD CVSS v3.1 (nvd@nist.gov)
Timeline (UTC)
Published: 2026-09-08 22:19
Modified: 2026-09-11 18:21
NVD status: Analyzed
Last synced 1 day ago
Verified against the source API 2026-10-27 06:52 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 <2.37.7, ≥2.38.0 <2.38.2
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-679f-58pq-4v2c
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2 security-advisories@github.com
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-679f-58pq-4v2c security-advisories@github.com
Data sources
NVD CVE API 2.0 — fetched 2026-10-27 06:52 UTC · record ↗