CVE-2026-72772: n8n before 2.32.1 Authentication Bypass via Token Exchange

Published Aug 11, 2026
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Updated

n8n before 2.32.1 (and before 2.31.5) is vulnerable to account takeover via the Token Exchange Embed Login feature. When a validly-signed incoming token was matched to a local account by its email claim, the service did not verify that the email claim was verified, nor that the trusted key's permitted role ceiling covered that account. As a result, anyone able to obtain a token accepted by a configured trusted key (for example, a trusted issuer emitting unverified email addresses) could authenticate as any existing user and gain full account control. This issue only affects instances where the embed login feature is enabled and at least one trusted key source is configured.

Affected Software

1 affected component
n8n n8n<2.32.1

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade n8n to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.32.1Patch n8n before 2.32.1 (and before 2.31.5) is vulnerable to account takeover via the Token Exchange Embed Login feature.

Event History

Aug 11, 2026
CVE Published
via MITRE·12:17 PM
Data Sourced
via MITRE·12:17 PM
DescriptionWeakness
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