CVE-2026-72763: n8n before 1.123.67 Credential Exfiltration via Sub-Workflow

Severity: medium (CVSS 6.5 v3.1)
Exploited in the wild: not listed in CISA KEV
EPSS: 0.4% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days
Public exploit or detection template: none known
Published: 2026-08-11 · updated 2026-10-29
Weakness: CWE-639

Description

n8n before 1.123.67, 2.31.5, and 2.32.1 validates credential-access only for a node's top-level credentials and not for credentials referenced inside an Execute Sub-workflow node's inline workflow JSON. A member with Editor access to a shared workflow (when workflow sharing is enabled) who knows a target credential's ID can reference that credential in the inline JSON; it passes save-time and runtime validation and resolves in the parent workflow's project context, allowing the attacker to use or exfiltrate credentials they are not permitted to access.

Affected products

n8n-io n8n: before 1.123.67; from 2.31.0 before 2.31.5; 2.32.0 (and their updates) — fixed in 1.123.67, 2.31.5
n8n-io n8n: before 1.123.67 — fixed in 1.123.67

How to fix

Upgrade to a fixed version: n8n-io n8n 1.123.67, 2.31.5; n8n-io n8n 1.123.67. Check the vendor advisory for mitigations.

References

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