Disclosure summary
n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 fail to validate credential ownership during inline agent node-tool introspection. Attackers can reference arbitrary credential IDs to decrypt and exfiltrate plaintext secrets to attacker-controlled hosts without ownership verification.
Source-reported weakness categories
CWE-639
Source-specific records & product guidance
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NIST National Vulnerability Database · NVD-CVE-2026-103246
Open original source · Updated Oct 05, 2026
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Original records & references
PUBLISHED 2026-10-01T07:17:17-04:00
MODIFIED 2026-10-05T21:16:32-04:00
INGESTED 2026-10-06T11:45:14-04:00