CVE-2026-86996
5.3
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
Summary
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.
Affected Software
| Vendor | Product | Version Range | Status |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n-io | n8n | < 2.37.7 | affected |
| n8n-io | n8n | >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2 | affected |
Weaknesses
- CWE-862: CWE-862: Missing Authorization
References
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2
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