Vulnerability in n8n-io n8n

[ Description ]Official description

n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.x before 2.42.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to alter built-in object behaviour by saving workflows with specially named connection keys. Attackers can add keys such as __proto__ to workflow connections, which the periodic history compaction task processes, causing logins and writes to fail with server errors.

[ Fixes ]Fixes and patches

No fix or interim patch is linked from our sources yet. Check the vendor references below and limit exposure of affected systems until a fix is available.

[ Advisories ]Government CERT advisories

• BSI CERT-Bund13 Oct 2026WID-SEC-2026-3898

  n8n: Multiple vulnerabilities Translated from German

  CVE-2026-118641CVE-2026-118647CVE-2026-118648+11 more CVEs

[ References ]References

• github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-fvv4-gmv9-xqf5
• www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-2.41.4-and-2.42.1-prototype-pollution-dos-via-w…