CVE Explorer
CVE-2026-42228
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, the /chat WebSocket endpoint used by the Chat Trigger node's Hosted Chat feature did not verify that an incoming connection was authorized to interact with the target execution. An unauthenticated remote attacker who could identify a valid execution ID for a workflow in a waiting state could attach to that execution, receive the pending prompt intended for the legitimate user, and submit arbitrary
Known exploited
Not asserted
Disputed
No
Stale source
No
Conflicts
0
Affected products and versions
1 source assertion{"product":"n8n","vendor":"n8n-io","versions":[{"status":"affected","version":"< 1.123.32"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.17.0, < 2.17.4"},{"status":"affected","version":">= 2.18.0, < 2.18.1"}]}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5affectedurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:408014367f7519a9d7a149a572dae3099340bce2dbd98c014ee192fb7fc43f6f · sha256:8f11105672086e0e… · /containers/cna/affected/0
Provider-owned CVSS observations
1 source assertion{"metric":{"attackComplexity":"LOW","attackRequirements":"PRESENT","attackVector":"NETWORK","baseScore":6.3,"baseSeverity":"MEDIUM","privilegesRequired":"NONE","subAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","subConfidentialityImpact":"LOW","subIntegrityImpact":"LOW","userInteraction":"NONE","vectorString":"CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N","version":"4.0","vulnAvailabilityImpact":"NONE","vulnConfidentialityImpact":"LOW","vulnIntegrityImpact":"LOW"},"metric_type":"cvssV4_0"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cvssurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:408014367f7519a9d7a149a572dae3099340bce2dbd98c014ee192fb7fc43f6f · sha256:8f11105672086e0e… · /containers/cna/metrics/0/cvssV4_0
CWE assertions
1 source assertion{"cweId":"CWE-862","description":"CWE-862: Missing Authorization","lang":"en","type":"CWE"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5cweurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:408014367f7519a9d7a149a572dae3099340bce2dbd98c014ee192fb7fc43f6f · sha256:8f11105672086e0e… · /containers/cna/problemTypes/0/descriptions/0
Source references
1 source assertion{"name":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-f77h-j2v7-g6mw","tags":["x_refsource_CONFIRM"],"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-f77h-j2v7-g6mw"}
- cve_program_cvelist_v5referenceurn:baitaphish:normalized-source-record:v2:408014367f7519a9d7a149a572dae3099340bce2dbd98c014ee192fb7fc43f6f · sha256:8f11105672086e0e… · /containers/cna/references/0
Attribution and limitations
- CVE Program CVEList V5: Reproduce the MITRE copyright designation and CVE license in copies. Source →
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