High severity · published Jul 22, 2026
CVE-2026-65015
n8n before 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via run_node_tool
8.8
CVSS
0.6%
EPSS
No
On KEV
Description
n8n versions before 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AI Agents feature where the node-execution tool lacks proper authorization checks. A Project Viewer user can escalate privileges by chatting with an agent that has node tools enabled, executing arbitrary nodes and accessing credential secrets without proper authorization verification.
CVSS vector
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
Attack vector
Network
Complexity
Low
Privileges
Low
User interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
High
Availability
High
Scope
Unchanged
Exploitation
Is it being used?
Exploit prediction (EPSS)0.6% · higher than 49% of CVEs
Exploited in the wildNo evidence yet
CISA KEVNot listed
Ransomware campaign useNot known
Affected products
Which versions
N8
n8n · n8n-io
before 2.30.1; before 2.29.8 · source: vendor, NVD
References
NVD
https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65015
CVE.org
https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-65015
Mitigation
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9
Third Party Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-privilege-escalation-via-run-node-tool
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