PT-2026-28072 · N8N Io · N8N

Published 2026-03-25 · Updated 2026-03-25 · CVE-2026-27496

Mitre

CVSS v4.0

7.1

High

AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.22, 2.9.3, and 2.10.1, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could use the JavaScript Task Runner to allocate uninitialized memory buffers. Uninitialized buffers may contain residual data from the same Node.js process — including data from prior requests, tasks, secrets, or tokens — resulting in information disclosure of sensitive in-process data. Task Runners must be enabled using N8N RUNNERS ENABLED=true. In external runner mode, the impact is limited to data within the external runner process. The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 1.123.22, 2.10.1 , and 2.9.3. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: Limit workflow creation and editing permissions to fully trusted users only, and/or use external runner mode (N8N RUNNERS MODE=external) to isolate the runner process. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

Fix

Use of Uninitialized Resource

Weakness Enumeration

CWE-908

Related Identifiers

CVE-2026-27496

Affected Products

N8N

References · 4

• https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-27496 · Security Note
• https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xvh5-5qg4-x9qp · Note
• https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/configuration/task-runners · Note
• https://docs.n8n.io/hosting/securing/blocking-nodes · Note