CVE-2026-65595
HIGHn8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via Token Exchange
Title source: cnaDescription
n8n before 2.30.1 and 2.29.8 assigns all Public API key scopes to JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module regardless of the acting user's role. On instances where the Token Exchange feature and Public API are enabled, a low-privileged user who can obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer can use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion (role escalation requires an Advanced Permissions license), and, when unverified Community Package installation is enabled, achieve remote code execution.
References (2)
Core 2
Core References
Vendor Advisory vendor-advisory
GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-777w-rpr6-c52h)
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-777w-rpr6-c52h
Third Party Advisory third-party-advisory
VulnCheck Advisory: n8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via Token Exchange
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-privilege-escalation-via-token-exchange
Scores
CVSS v3
8.8
EPSS
0.0047
EPSS Percentile
38.2%
Attack Vector
NETWORK
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
CISA SSVC
Vulnrichment
Exploitation
none
Automatable
no
Technical Impact
total
Details
CWE
CWE-269
Status
published
Products (8)
n8n/n8n
2.30.0 (2 CPE variants)
n8n/n8n
< 2.29.8 (2 CPE variants)
n8n-io/n8n
< 2.29.8
n8n-io/n8n
< 2.30.1
n8n-io/n8n
2.29.8
n8n-io/n8n
2.30.1
npm/n8n
0 - 2.29.8npm
npm/n8n
2.30.0 - 2.30.1npm
Published
Jul 22, 2026
Tracked Since
Jul 22, 2026