CVE-2026-65595PublishedWithdrawn

n8n before 2.29.8 and 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via Token Exchange

Collected exploitation and prediction evidence

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cve-program · CVE-2026-65595

Published

n8n before 2.30.1 and 2.29.8 assigns all Public API key scopes to JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module regardless of the acting user's role. On instances where the Token Exchange feature and Public API are enabled, a low-privileged user who can obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer can use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion (role escalation requires an Advanced Permissions license), and, when unverified Community Package installation is enabled, achieve remote code execution.

Source published: 22 Jul 2026 11:21:43 UTC
Source modified: 29 Oct 2026 21:16:25 UTC
Observed here: 29 Oct 2026 22:48:55 UTC
Source terms: CVE Program Terms of Use

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CVSS 4.0 · 8.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L

euvd · EUVD-2026-47639

Published

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datePublished: Jul 22, 2026, 11:21:43 AM

dateUpdated: Oct 29, 2026, 9:16:25 PM

Source published: Jul 22, 2026, 11:21:43 AM (timezone not stated)
Source modified: Oct 29, 2026, 9:16:25 PM (timezone not stated)
Observed here: 5 Nov 2026 12:49:10 UTC
Source terms: ENISA EUVD · source terms and attribution apply

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EUVD CVSS 4.0 · 8.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L

nvd · CVE-2026-65595

Published

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-269

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published: 2026-07-22T12:18:19.660

lastModified: 2026-10-29T20:17:32.693

4 source CPE criteria · context only

cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:*
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*

The original JSON retains the logical configuration operators, exclusions and version bounds.

Source published: 22 Jul 2026 12:18:19 UTC
Source modified: 29 Oct 2026 20:17:32 UTC
Observed here: 31 Oct 2026 18:05:00 UTC
Source terms: NIST NVD usage terms; underlying source attribution retained

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CVSS 4.0 · [email protected] · Secondary · 8.9 CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/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 · 8.8 CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H

osv · GHSA-777w-rpr6-c52h

Published

## Impact JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module were assigned all Public API key scopes, regardless of the acting user's actual role. A low-privileged user who could obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer could therefore use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations, such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion. The issue only affects instances where the Token Exchange feature and the Public API are enabled (N8N_TOKEN_EXCHANGE_ENABLED=true, N8N_ENV_FEAT_TOKEN_EXCHANGE=true) and the attacker can obtain an external JWT accepted by a configured trusted key. Role escalation additionally requires an Advanced Permissions license; Community Package installation additionally requires `N8N_COMMUNITY_PACKAGES_ENABLED=true` and `N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=true`. ## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n version 2.30.1 and 2.29.8. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. ## Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: - Disable the Token Exchange feature by setting `N8N_TOKEN_EXCHANGE_ENABLED=false` or `N8N_ENV_FEAT_TOKEN_EXCHANGE=false`. - If Token Exchange cannot be disabled, restrict Public API access at the network level to trusted clients only. - Disable unverified Community Package installation by setting `N8N_UNVERIFIED_PACKAGES_ENABLED=false` to eliminate the code execution path. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

Source published: 22 Jul 2026 22:00:07 UTC
Source modified: 22 Jul 2026 22:26:48 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:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/SA:L

Publisher rating · HIGH

osv · GHSA-wq64-hcrf-8m56

Withdrawn

## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-777w-rpr6-c52h. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description n8n before 2.30.1 and 2.29.8 assigns all Public API key scopes to JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module regardless of the acting user's role. On instances where the Token Exchange feature and Public API are enabled, a low-privileged user who can obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer can use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion (role escalation requires an Advanced Permissions license), and, when unverified Community Package installation is enabled, achieve remote code execution.

Source published: 22 Jul 2026 12:32:17 UTC
Source modified: 22 Jul 2026 22:16:06 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:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:L/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

Publisher rating · HIGH