CVE-2026-65015 (GCVE-0-2026-65015)

Vulnerability from cvelistv5 – Published: 2026-07-22 11:21 – Updated: 2026-07-22 18:24
VLAI
Title
n8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via run_node_tool
Summary
n8n versions before 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AI Agents feature where the node-execution tool lacks proper authorization checks. A Project Viewer user can escalate privileges by chatting with an agent that has node tools enabled, executing arbitrary nodes and accessing credential secrets without proper authorization verification.
Severity
7.2 (High)
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:N/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L
SSVC
Exploitation: none Automatable: no Technical Impact: partial
CISA Coordinator (v2.0.3)
CWE
  • CWE-863 - Incorrect Authorization
Assigner
References
Impacted products
Vendor Product Version
n8n-io n8n Affected: 0 , < 2.30.1 (semver)
Unaffected: 2.30.1 (semver)
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n8n-io n8n Affected: 0 , < 2.29.8 (semver)
Unaffected: 2.29.8 (semver)
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Date Public
2026-07-08 00:00
Credits
trap-bytes
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