Authentication bypass by spoofing in n8n - CVE-2026-21894

 

Authentication bypass by spoofing in n8n - CVE-2026-21894

Published: February 9, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU122487
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-21894
CWE-ID: CWE-290
Exploitation vector: Remote access
Exploit availability: No public exploit available
Vendor: n8n
Affected software:
n8n

Detailed vulnerability description

The vulnerability allows a remote attacker to bypass authentication process.

The vulnerability exists due to missing authentication checks in Stripe Trigger node. A remote non-authenticated attacker can send a specially crafted HTTP POST request to the application and gain access to sensitive information or perform certain actions with the application. 


How to mitigate CVE-2026-21894

Install updates from vendor's website.

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