CVE•Published 2026-07-22•Modified 2026-07-28•1 article on news•6 live references•NVD data
CVE-2026-65015N8n · N8n
Vulnerability data via NVD (ingested)
CVSS v3.1
8.8
HIGH
CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H
EPSS percentile
18
Exploit Prediction Scoring System · top 82% of all CVEs
Weaknesses (CWE)
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.
Timeline
Published 2026-07-22
Modified 2026-07-28
External references
Search for exposed instances
Shodan + Censys queries derived from NVD's CPE data. The vuln tag catches assets Shodan has explicitly linked to this CVE; the product / banner fingerprints find exposed instances even when the vuln tag was never applied (which is common).
Shodan · vuln tag0 hosts
vuln:CVE-2026-65015Hosts Shodan has explicitly fingerprinted as vulnerable.
Shodan · product
product:"N8n N8n"All exposed N8n N8n instances — cross-reference with the CVE's affected-version range.
Shodan · banner/body mention
http.html:"N8n"HTTP body or banner mentions "N8n" — catches deploys Shodan didn't identify as a product.
More intel sources (5)
Shodan report
vuln:CVE-2026-65015Country / ASN / product breakdown for the vuln query.
Censys
vulnerabilities.cve_id: CVE-2026-65015Censys host search filtered to this CVE id.
grep.app
CVE-2026-65015Public source-code mentions — fast PoC discovery.
GitHub code
CVE-2026-65015GitHub code search for direct mentions.
Google dork
"CVE-2026-65015" exploit -site:nvd.nist.govWrite-ups and news, NVD excluded.