---
id: CVE-2026-86993
title: n8n is an open source workflow automation platform
summary: >-
  n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.76, 2.37.7,
  and 2.38.2, a Log Streaming event destination could reference a generic HTTP
  credential and decrypt whichever credential ID it named without an ownership
  chec…
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: n8n
product: n8n
affected:
  - n8n < 1.123.76
  - 'n8n >= 2.0.0, < 2.37.7'
  - 'n8n >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2'
patched:
  - n8n 2.38.2
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-10'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-10T21:02:49.697'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86993'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@1.123.76'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-pq6c-vh67-xpm3'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
epss: 0.00264
epssPercentile: 0.18576
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-09T15:49:56.590750Z'
scores:
  nvd: 4.9
  cna: 5.9
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T22:12:31.039Z'
---

## Overview

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2, a Log Streaming event destination could reference a generic HTTP credential and decrypt whichever credential ID it named without an ownership check. A user with a custom global role carrying Log Streaming scopes could select a credential belonging to another project and send its decrypted secret to an attacker-controlled endpoint. The affected authorization boundary is packages/cli/src/modules/log-streaming.ee/destinations/destination-credentials-access.ts and the credential:read scope. This issue is fixed in versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

## Affected

- `n8n < 1.123.76`
- `n8n >= 2.0.0, < 2.37.7`
- `n8n >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `n8n 2.38.2`