CVE-2026-118678

{
  "id": "CVE-2026-118678",
  "sourceIdentifier": "[email protected]",
  "published": "2026-10-28T19:17:33.957",
  "lastModified": "2026-10-29T21:17:16.370",
  "vulnStatus": "Deferred",
  "cveTags": [],
  "descriptions": [
    {
      "lang": "en",
      "value": "n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.x before 2.42.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to alter built-in object behaviour by saving workflows with specially named connection keys. Attackers can add keys such as __proto__ to workflow connections, which the periodic history compaction task processes, causing logins and writes to fail with server errors."
    }
  ],
  "affected": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "affectedData": [
        {
          "vendor": "n8n-io",
          "product": "n8n",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:npm/n8n",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "0",
              "lessThan": "2.41.4",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "2.41.4",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        },
        {
          "vendor": "n8n-io",
          "product": "n8n",
          "defaultStatus": "unaffected",
          "packageURL": "pkg:npm/n8n",
          "versions": [
            {
              "version": "2.42.0",
              "lessThan": "2.42.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "affected"
            },
            {
              "version": "2.42.1",
              "versionType": "semver",
              "status": "unaffected"
            }
          ]
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "metrics": {
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      {
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "baseScore": 7.1,
          "baseSeverity": "HIGH",
          "attackVector": "NETWORK",
          "attackComplexity": "LOW",
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          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "vulnConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "vulnIntegrityImpact": "LOW",
          "vulnAvailabilityImpact": "HIGH",
          "subConfidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "subIntegrityImpact": "NONE",
          "subAvailabilityImpact": "NONE",
          "exploitMaturity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "confidentialityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "integrityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "availabilityRequirement": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackVector": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackComplexity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedAttackRequirements": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedPrivilegesRequired": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedUserInteraction": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedVulnAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubConfidentialityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubIntegrityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "modifiedSubAvailabilityImpact": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Safety": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Automatable": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "Recovery": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "valueDensity": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "vulnerabilityResponseEffort": "NOT_DEFINED",
          "providerUrgency": "NOT_DEFINED"
        }
      }
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        "type": "Secondary",
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          "privilegesRequired": "LOW",
          "userInteraction": "NONE",
          "scope": "UNCHANGED",
          "confidentialityImpact": "NONE",
          "integrityImpact": "LOW",
          "availabilityImpact": "HIGH"
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        "exploitabilityScore": 2.8,
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    "ssvcV203": [
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        "source": "134c704f-9b21-4f2e-91b3-4a467353bcc0",
        "ssvcData": {
          "timestamp": "2026-10-29T15:28:50.969331Z",
          "id": "CVE-2026-118678",
          "options": [
            {
              "exploitation": "none"
            },
            {
              "automatable": "no"
            },
            {
              "technicalImpact": "partial"
            }
          ],
          "role": "CISA Coordinator",
          "version": "2.0.3"
        }
      }
    ]
  },
  "weaknesses": [
    {
      "source": "[email protected]",
      "type": "Secondary",
      "description": [
        {
          "lang": "en",
          "value": "CWE-1321"
        }
      ]
    }
  ],
  "references": [
    {
      "url": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-fvv4-gmv9-xqf5",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    },
    {
      "url": "https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-2.41.4-and-2.42.1-prototype-pollution-dos-via-workflow-history-compaction",
      "source": "[email protected]"
    }
  ]
}