CVE-2026-86074 PUBLISHED

n8n: Instance AI Credential Setup Accepts Unvalidated Probe URL from Fetched Content

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI credential setup flow accepted a credential test or verification URL without checking that it matched the workflow node's origin. Attacker-controlled fetched content could influence that URL after a user injected it into the setup flow, causing authenticated requests, redirects, or probes to reach another origin. The affected logic includes packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/credential-utils.ts and the extractServiceOrigin origin derivation. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:A/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N
CVSS Score: 5.9

Product Status

Vendor n8n-io
Product n8n
Versions
  • Version < 2.37.7 is affected
  • Version >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-918: Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF) CWE