{"cve":"CVE-2026-86078","nvd":{"published":"2026-09-08T22:19:16.677","modified":"2026-09-11T18:21:20.657","status":"Analyzed","description":"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_v4":{"vector":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N","score":6.0},"cvss_v3":{"version":"3.1","vector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H","score":6.5},"cwes":["CWE-1321"],"references":["https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7","https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2","https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-679f-58pq-4v2c"],"products":["n8n:n8n"],"source":"nvd","synced_at":"2026-10-19T22:52:53.108888569+00:00"},"epss":{"cve":"CVE-2026-86078","score":0.00586,"percentile":0.48005,"date":"2026-11-01"},"kev":null,"osv":[{"id":"GHSA-679f-58pq-4v2c","url":"https://osv.dev/vulnerability/GHSA-679f-58pq-4v2c","summary":"n8n: Prototype Pollution via Workflow Structure Summary Can Lead to Denial of Service","modified":"2026-09-10T21:15:05.060140700Z","packages":[{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"n8n","purl":"pkg:npm/n8n","ranges":[">=2.38.0 <2.38.2"],"fixed":["2.38.2"]},{"ecosystem":"npm","name":"n8n","purl":"pkg:npm/n8n","ranges":["<2.37.7"],"fixed":["2.37.7"]}]}],"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."]}