Prototype pollution in n8n - CVE-2026-54306

 

Prototype pollution in n8n - CVE-2026-54306

Published: June 16, 2026


Vulnerability identifier: #VU134566
CSH Severity: Medium
CVSS v4.0: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:U/U:Green
CVE-ID: CVE-2026-54306
CWE-ID: CWE-1321
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 disclose sensitive information and modify workflow-driven actions.

The vulnerability exists due to improperly controlled modification of object prototype attributes in public webhook workflow data handling when processing a crafted public webhook payload during internal object copying. A remote attacker can send a specially crafted webhook payload to disclose sensitive information and modify workflow-driven actions.

Exploitation is possible when a workflow combines a public webhook with downstream built-in nodes that consume the resulting fields, which can cause the workflow to act on unintended records or issue outbound requests using the workflow owner's configured credentials.


How to mitigate CVE-2026-54306

Install security update from vendor's website.

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