CVE-2026-86996

MediumCVSS 5.4/10Last modified Sep 10, 2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS 3.1 5.4/10CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:L/A:N

Weakness enumeration

CWE-862

Affected software

Vendor	Product	Versions
n8n-io	n8n	< 2.37.7; >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2

References

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7Release Notes
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2Release Notes
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmgMitigation, Vendor Advisory

Timeline

Published: Sep 8, 2026
Last modified: Sep 10, 2026
NVD status: Analyzed

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