n8n before 1.123.80, 2.39.6, and 2.40.1 Package Install Validation Bypass via PubSub
n8n versions before 1.123.80, from 2.0.0 before 2.39.6, and from 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain a validation bypass vulnerability in the community package installation handler for queue mode deployments. Attackers with Redis write access can bypass name validation, permission checks, checksum verification, and npm safety checks to install arbitrary npm packages across all cluster instances without authentication.
CVE-2026-103251
Primary source · Revision 1
Imported from structured advisory data. Source references identify upstream records or fields; verify affected versions and your deployed configuration.
Security context
Source reference: cve:CVE-2026-103251
n8n
Source reference: /containers/cna/affected/0/product
- Affected versions
- Not stated in this record
- Fixed versions
- Not stated in this record
- Prerequisites
- Not stated in this record
Structured affected-version data
Original package identities and version rules from this source.
[
{
"vendor": "n8n-io",
"product": "n8n",
"versions": [
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "0",
"lessThan": "1.123.80",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.0.0",
"lessThan": "2.39.6",
"versionType": "semver"
},
{
"status": "affected",
"version": "2.40.0",
"lessThan": "2.40.1",
"versionType": "semver"
}
],
"packageURL": "pkg:npm/n8n",
"defaultStatus": "unaffected"
}
]- Related CVEs
- CVE-2026-103251
Source reference:
/cveMetadata/cveId
Publisher severity
high
Source reference: /containers/cna/metrics
- Event
- #7696 · Revision 1
- Added to Heist Feed
- Publisher date