CVE-2026-65015

n8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via run_node_tool

State: Published
Severity: 7.2 High
Published: Jul 22, 2026
Updated: Oct 29, 2026
Reserved: Jul 21, 2026

Description

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.

Scores

CVSS	Score	Vector	Source
4.0	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	VulnCheck

Weaknesses

CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n8nn8n-io	2.30.0 to before 2.30.1Affected 2.30.1Not affected
n8nn8n-io	before 2.29.8Affected 2.29.8Not affected

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9)vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via run_node_toolthird-party-advisory

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