{"id":"CVE-2026-118644","title":"n8n before 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 Credential Theft via Error-Workflow Context Inheritance","summary":"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 setti…","severity":"high","cvss":7.7,"cvssVector":"CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:H/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:H/I:H/A:N","cvssSource":"cna","cwe":["CWE-266"],"vendor":"n8n-io","product":"n8n","affected":["n8n >= 2.42.0 < 2.42.2","n8n < 2.41.5"],"published":"2026-10-28","updated":"2026-10-28","sourceUpdated":"2026-10-28T18:59:44.266Z","source":"CVEORG","sourceUrl":"https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-118644","references":[{"url":"https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pcr3-v5vr-qppf","label":"GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-pcr3-v5vr-qppf)"},{"url":"https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-2.41.5-and-2.42.2-credential-theft-via-error-workflow-context-inheritance","label":"VulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 2.41.5 and 2.42.2 Credential Theft via Error-Workflow Context Inheritance"}],"tags":["cve.org"],"epss":0.00202,"epssPercentile":0.10134,"ingestedAt":"2026-10-29T15:37:07.541Z","slug":"CVE-2026-118644","body":"## Overview\n\nn8n 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.\n\n## Affected\n\n- `n8n >= 2.42.0 < 2.42.2`\n- `n8n < 2.41.5`\n\n## Remediation\n\nRefer to the linked advisories for vendor-supplied fixes and affected version ranges.","depth":"twilight","depthScore":42,"depthScoreParts":{"impact":42.4,"likelihood":0,"exploitation":0,"ransomware":0},"changes":[]}