GHSA-pcr3-v5vr-qppf: n8n before 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 Credential Theft via Error-Workflow Context Inheritance

Published Oct 28, 2026
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Updated

n8n before 2.41.5 and 2.42.x before 2.42.2 passes a failed workflow's full execution context, including the identity of the user who started the run, to the configured error workflow. A project editor can set a colleague's workflow settings.errorWorkflow to an error workflow they own, inherit the colleague's identity when that workflow fails, and resolve the colleague's per-user dynamic credential secrets.

Remediation

Recommended actions to resolve this vulnerability, in priority order.

  1. Upgrade

    Upgrade n8n to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.41.5
  2. Upgrade

    Upgrade n8n to a version that resolves this vulnerability.

    Fixed in 2.42.2

Event History

Oct 28, 2026
CVE Published
via OSV·06:59 PM
Data Sourced
via OSV·06:59 PM
DescriptionSeverityWeakness

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