{"cve":"CVE-2026-59253","nvd":{"published":"2026-07-08T14:17:20.683","modified":"2026-07-08T19:25:45.483","status":"Analyzed","description":"n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures.","cvss_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N","score":5.3},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N","score":5.0},"cwes":["CWE-639"],"references":["https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg","https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-improper-authorization-in-workflow-assignment-to-folders"],"products":["n8n:n8n"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:42:16.820116992+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-59253","score":0.0028,"percentile":0.20497,"date":"2026-10-31"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg","summary":"n8n: Improper Authorization Allows Authenticated Users to Assign Workflows to Folders in Other Projects","modified":"2026-07-22T22:31:07.321140528Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"n8n","purl":"pkg:npm/n8n","ranges":["<2.28.0"],"fixed":["2.28.0"]}]}],"attribution":["This product uses the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD.","EPSS scores: FIRST Exploit Prediction Scoring System, https://www.first.org/epss","Known exploited vulnerabilities: CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities Catalog, https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog","Package advisories: OSV (https://osv.dev), from the GitHub Advisory Database, PyPA, Go, RustSec and other ecosystem databases, under CC-BY 4.0 or CC0","CVE records: the CVE Program's CVE List (https://www.cve.org), under its terms of use (https://www.cve.org/Legal/TermsOfUse). CVE is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation; this product is not affiliated with the CVE Program."]}