CVE-2026-103260 PUBLISHED

n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Approval Bypass via Send and Wait Node

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 30.09.2026 Published: 01.10.2026 Updated: 01.10.2026

n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain an approval bypass vulnerability in the Send and Wait node's Approve Within Chat mode. Attackers can submit resume requests without verification of the requester's identity or approval permissions, allowing unauthenticated users to advance waiting executions and trigger guarded actions.

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 6.3

Exploitability Metrics		Vulnerable System Impact Metrics		Subsequent System Impact Metrics
Attack Vector	Network	Confidentiality	None	Confidentiality	None
Attack Complexity	Low	Integrity	Low	Integrity	Low
Attack Requirements	Present	Availability	None	Availability	None
Privileges Required	None
User Interaction	None

CVSS 4.0

CVSS Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
CVSS Score: 4

Attack Vector	Network	Scope	Changed
Attack Complexity	High	Confidentiality Impact	None
Privileges Required	None	Integrity Impact	Low
User Interaction	None	Availability Impact	None

CVSS 3.1

Product Status

Vendor	n8n-io
Product	n8n
Versions	Default: unaffected affected from 0 to 2.39.6 (excl.) affected from 2.40.0 to 2.40.1 (excl.)

CVE-2026-103260 PUBLISHED

n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Approval Bypass via Send and Wait Node

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