n8n before 2.32.1 SSRF Protection Bypass via MCP Client
Collected exploitation and prediction evidence
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cve-program · CVE-2026-72768
Publishedn8n versions before 2.32.1 contain a server-side request forgery protection bypass vulnerability in the MCP Client node that allows authenticated users to bypass SSRF protections. Attackers can craft workflows that send requests to internal or blocked hosts without routing through SSRF protection, exposing internal services and reading responses back through the workflow.
- Source published
- 11 Aug 2026 12:17:08 UTC
- Source modified
- 11 Aug 2026 18:02:34 UTC
- Observed here
- 23 Oct 2026 15:48:27 UTC
- Source terms
- CVE Program Terms of Use
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CVSS 4.0 · 6.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
nvd · CVE-2026-72768
Publishedn8n versions before 2.32.1 contain a server-side request forgery protection bypass vulnerability in the MCP Client node that allows authenticated users to bypass SSRF protections. Attackers can craft workflows that send requests to internal or blocked hosts without routing through SSRF protection, exposing internal services and reading responses back through the workflow.
NVD analysis and CPE criteria are source context, not proof that a package or your environment is affected. Complete affected data, logical configurations and SSVC are retained in the original JSON.
Source analysis status: Analyzed
Weakness classifications: CWE-918
Original publisher date fields
published: 2026-08-11T13:19:07.077
lastModified: 2026-10-24T15:10:00.190
2 source CPE criteria · context only
- cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
- cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.32.0:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.
- Source published
- 11 Aug 2026 13:19:07 UTC
- Source modified
- 24 Oct 2026 15:10:00 UTC
- Observed here
- 25 Oct 2026 15:19:03 UTC
- Source terms
- NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained
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CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary · 6.4 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X
CVSS 3.1 · [email protected] · Primary · 8.3 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:L
osv · GHSA-vhf8-cg2h-cg3p
Published## Impact On an n8n instance with SSRF protection enabled, the MCP Client node sent requests to a user-supplied endpoint without routing them through that protection and without pinning the resolved address. An authenticated user who could create or edit a workflow could therefore cause the server to connect to internal or otherwise blocked hosts and read the responses back through the workflow, exposing internal services the SSRF protection was meant to protect. ## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.31.5 and 2.32.1. 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 n8n instance access to fully trusted users only. - Disable the MCP Client node by adding it to the `NODES_EXCLUDE` environment variable. - Restrict network egress from the n8n host to block access to internal and link-local address ranges at the network level. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
- Source published
- 22 Jul 2026 22:07:04 UTC
- Source modified
- 12 Aug 2026 04:26:18 UTC
- Observed here
- 24 Oct 2026 13:17:17 UTC
- Source terms
- GitHub Advisory Database · CC-BY-4.0
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CVSS_V4 · CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L
Publisher rating · MODERATE