Skip to main content
← All vulnerabilities
CVE-2026-42228GHSA-F77H-J2V7-G6MW

n8n: Hijacking of Unauthenticated Chat Execution

Published
Last modified
published
Not listed in CISA KEV
Fix
Fixed in 1.123.32, 2.17.4, 2.18.1
1 proof of concept on GitHub
  • Exploitation: none
  • Automatable: no
  • Technical impact: partial

Summary

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, the /chat WebSocket endpoint used by the Chat Trigger node's Hosted Chat feature did not verify that an incoming connection was authorized to interact with the target execution. An unauthenticated remote attacker who could identify a valid execution ID for a workflow in a waiting state could attach to that execution, receive the pending prompt intended for the legitimate user, and submit arbitrary input to resume or influence downstream workflow behavior. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.

Timeline

  1. CVE published
  2. CISA SSVC assessment

    Exploitation: none · Automatable: no · Technical impact: partial

  3. Record last updated

Affected versions

  • n8n-io n8n

    fixed in 1.123.32; From 2.17.0 · fixed in 2.17.4; From 2.18.0 · fixed in 2.18.1

  • n8nnpm

    fixed in 1.123.32

  • n8nnpm

    From 2.18.0 · fixed in 2.18.1

  • n8nnpm

    From 2.0.0 · fixed in 2.17.4

References 2

GitHub · n8n-io/n8n

GitHub · rudSarkar/CVE-2026-42228