CVE-2026-59253

n8n - Improper Authorization in Workflow Assignment to Folders

Published Jul 8, 2026 CVSS 4.0 · 5.3 Medium EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
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.

Remediation

No solution or workaround provided in the CVE record

Tracking

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg n8n: Improper Authorization Allows Authenticated Users to Assign Workflows to Folders in Other Projects
History
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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}

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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.
Title n8n - Improper Authorization in Workflow Assignment to Folders
First Time appeared N8n
N8n n8n
Weaknesses CWE-639
CPEs cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:*
Vendors & Products N8n
N8n n8n
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': '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'}

Weaknesses

Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
VulnCheck
Published
Updated
Jul 8, 2026, 2:31 PM
Reserved
Jul 4, 2026, 12:17 PM
Status
Analyzed
Published
Jul 8, 2026, 2:17 PM
Modified
Jul 8, 2026, 7:25 PM