CVE-2026-118678
n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.x before 2.42.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability that allows low-privileged users to alter built-in object behaviour by saving workflows with specially named connection keys. Attackers can add keys such as __proto__ to workflow connections, which the periodic history compaction task processes, causing logins and writes to fail with server errors.
Published:Oct 28, 2026
Last Modified:Oct 29, 2026
EPS:Oct 28, 2026
EPSS Score:0.00293
CVSS Score:7.1
Affected Products
Vendor
Product
Action
Vendor
N8n
Product
N8n
N8n
N8n
Exploits
No exploit reference
Common Weakness Enumeration
Common Attack Pattern Enumeration and Classification (CAPEC)
Related CVEs
Common Vulnerability Scoring System
Attack Vector
Network
Adjacent
Local
Physical
Privileges Required
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User Interaction
None
Required
Scope
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Confidentiality
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Integrity
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High
Availability
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High
