AI agent vulnerability · n8n

GHSA-w46p-w7w2-fr9g: Duplicate Advisory: AI Agents Project Viewer Privilege Escalation via run_node_tool

highCVSS 4.0 7.2

This advisory was withdrawn on Jul 22, 2026. The publisher no longer considers it a valid vulnerability.

Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9. This link is maintained to preserve external references. Original Description 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.

Published Jul 22, 2026

Affected packages

n8n

Ecosystem: npm
Affected: < 2.29.8
Fixed in: No patched version yet
Check: npm ls n8n

Advisory details

From the GitHub Advisory Database (CC BY 4.0).

Duplicate Advisory

This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9. This link is maintained to preserve external references.

Original Description

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.

Credited to Malayke.

References

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