CVE-2026-59253 | BDVDB-2026-346348 Detail

n8nn8n

Description#

n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures.

Impact#

Per CVSS v4.0: confidentiality impact none, integrity impact low, availability impact none. Attack vector: network.

Weaknesses#

CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

References#

Exploit#

No public exploit known

History#

Version 12026-07-08Record published in the CVE List.

Published

Published: 2026-07-08
Last modified: 2026-07-08

Vendor information

Vendor: n8n
Product: n8n

All n8n vulnerabilities

Score

5.3 Medium

EPSS

less than 1%, Very Low

Estimated chance of exploitation in the next 30 days. EPSS percentile: 20.6.

KEV

Not listed in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog.

Impact

Insecure Direct Object Reference

Action

No specific action is recorded in the source data. Check the references for vendor guidance.

Affected Systems

Vulnerable
< 2.28.0
Fixed
2.28.0
Vulnerable
Not stated
Fixed
2.28.0

Scoring System

CVSS v4.0

5.3 Medium

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

Metric breakdown
Attack Vector	Network
Attack Complexity	Low
Attack Requirements	None
Privileges Required	Low
User Interaction	None
Vulnerable System Confidentiality	None
Vulnerable System Integrity	Low
Vulnerable System Availability	None
Subsequent System Confidentiality	None
Subsequent System Integrity	Low
Subsequent System Availability	None

CVSS v3.1

Not available

CVSS v3.0

Not available

CVSS v2

Not available

Source: CVE List v5 (record); CISA KEV (kev, action); FIRST EPSS (epss).