CVE-2026-103246

n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 fail to validate credential ownership during inline agent node-tool introspection. Attackers can reference arbitrary credential IDs to decrypt and exfiltrate plaintext secrets to attacker-controlled hosts without ownership verification.

CVSS 4.0

8.3CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:N/SA:N

CVSS 3.1

7.7CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:H/I:N/A:N

EPSS

0.3% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days; higher than 17% of CVEs (scores of 2026-10-25)

CWE

CWE-639

Published

2026-10-01

Modified

2026-10-06

Record from

the NVD, synced 2026-10-19

References

• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-9rhv-fhr8-7q5r
• https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-2.39.6-and-2.40-x-before-2.40.1-credential-disclosure-via-node-tool-introspection

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