CVE-2026-59254 PUBLISHED

n8n - External Secrets Disclosure via Workflow Node Expressions

Assigner: VulnCheck
Reserved: 04.07.2026 Published: 15.07.2026 Updated: 15.07.2026

n8n before 2.28.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where external secrets are incorrectly resolved in workflow node expressions outside credentials scope. Authenticated project editors can read plaintext external secret values by referencing them in node expressions without requiring explicit secrets access permissions.

Metrics

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

Product Status

Vendor n8n
Product n8n
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.28.1 (excl.)
  • Version 2.28.1 is unaffected
Vendor n8n
Product n8n
Versions Default: unaffected
  • affected from 0 to 2.27.4 (excl.)
  • Version 2.27.4 is unaffected

References

Problem Types

  • Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key CWE