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CVE-2026-86996 Details

Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

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CVSS 3.x Severity and Vector Strings:

NIST: [email protected]CVSS-B:5.4 MEDIUMVector:CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

References to Advisories, Solutions, and Tools

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URL	Source(s)	Tag(s)
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]	[email protected]	Release Notes
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg	[email protected]	MitigationVendor Advisory

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-ID	CWE Name	Source
CWE-862	Missing Authorization	[email protected]

Affected Products

Product	Versions
n8n n8n	< 2.37.7 >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2
CPE cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n::::::node.js::* Remediation No remediation found in references.

Change History

3 change records found show changes

Date	Action	Recorded By
Sep 10, 2026	Initial Analysis	[email protected]
Sep 9, 2026	CVE Modified	CISA-ADP
Sep 8, 2026	New CVE Received	[email protected]