Vulnerability · Published Sep 3, 2026 · Assigned by VulnCheck

CVE-2026-85173n8n before 2.36.2 Missing Authorization via Insights API

Medium 5.3

In plain English

A medium-severity authorization bypass via user-controlled key in n8n from n8n-io. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 28% of all known vulnerabilities).

Severity (CVSS 4.0)5.3Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.6% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official description

n8n versions before 2.36.2 contain a missing per-project authorization vulnerability in the Insights API routes that allows authenticated users with insights scopes to access workflow names and execution statistics across projects. Attackers can supply arbitrary projectId parameters to retrieve sensitive project and workflow information from projects they have no membership in.

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
n8n-io	n8n	2.36.0 – before 2.36.2
n8n-io	n8n	0 – before 2.35.4

Weakness: CWE-639 · Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:N/VI:N/VA:N/SC:L/SI:N/SA:N

References

GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-jmmj-93rg-6j39) vendor-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 2.36.2 Missing Authorization via Insights API third-party-advisory