n8n before 2.28.1 contains an information disclosure vulnerability where external secrets are incorrectly resolved in workflow node expressions outside credentials scope. Authenticated project editors can read plaintext external secret values by referencing them in node expressions without requiring explicit secrets access permissions.
| Vendor | Product | Versions |
|---|---|---|
| n8n | n8n | npm/n8n: >= 2.28.0, < 2.28.1, npm/n8n: < 2.27.4 |
Downstream vendors/products affected by this vulnerability
| Vendor | Product | Source | Confidence |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | n8n | GHSA | 85% |
Updated description with new technical details, changed severity to HIGH, and updated CVSS estimate to 7.5.
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