n8n: Shared Credential Header Leak via HTTP Request Pagination Expression
Exact source revision recorded 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC. It does not establish the source's current position. Latest evidence.
osv · GHSA-q3j5-8vrg-4p9q
Published## Impact An authenticated member with use-only editor access to a shared workflow could read credential-populated headers exposed via the `$request` object inside an HTTP Request node's pagination expression. When an HTTP Header Auth credential is applied to a paginated request, the secret is present in `$request.headers` when pagination expressions are evaluated. A user-controlled expression could read that secret, copy it into item data, and exfiltrate it through a later HTTP Request node, bypassing credential domain restrictions, since the secret leaves via item data rather than the credential's own request mechanism. This issue only affects instances with `N8N_EXPRESSION_ENGINE=vm` set, where paginated HTTP Request workflows using shared credentials are accessible to non-owner users. ## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.61, 2.27.4, and 2.28.1. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. ## Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: - Restrict workflow sharing to fully trusted users only. - Avoid sharing credentials with use-only access to untrusted users on workflows that use HTTP Request nodes with pagination enabled. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
- Source published
- 22 Jul 2026 21:54:53 UTC
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- 22 Jul 2026 22:00:25 UTC
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- 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
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CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
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