n8n: Agent Workflow Tool Bypasses Sub-Workflow Caller Policy

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-86996
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerGitHub_M
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-09-08 22:19:18 UTC
Updated2026-09-08 22:19:18 UTC
Descriptionn8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 5.3 MEDIUM from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Problem Types: CWE-862 | CWE-862 CWE-862: Missing Authorization

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/C...
4.0CNADECLARED5.3MEDIUMCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
Low
Availability
None
Sub Conf.
Low
Sub Integrity
Low
Sub Availability
None

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA N8n-io N8n affected < 2.37.7 Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n affected >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2 Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg [email protected] github.com
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected] [email protected] github.com
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected] [email protected] github.com
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