n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with a valid API key scoped to variable:list could read variables from projects they are not a member of by supplying an arbitrary projectId query parameter to the public API variables endpoint. The handler queried the variables repository directly without enforcing project membership checks, bypassing the authorization-aware service layer used by the internal enterprise controller. If variables were misused to store sensitive information such as credentials or tokens, they should be rotated immediately. This issue only affects licensed enterprise or team deployments with multiple projects and the variables feature enabled. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1.
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| Description | n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1, an authenticated user with a valid API key scoped to variable:list could read variables from projects they are not a member of by supplying an arbitrary projectId query parameter to the public API variables endpoint. The handler queried the variables repository directly without enforcing project membership checks, bypassing the authorization-aware service layer used by the internal enterprise controller. If variables were misused to store sensitive information such as credentials or tokens, they should be rotated immediately. This issue only affects licensed enterprise or team deployments with multiple projects and the variables feature enabled. This issue has been patched in versions 1.123.32, 2.17.4, and 2.18.1. | |
| Title | n8n: Public API Variables IDOR Allows Cross-Project Secret Disclosure | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-639 | |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published: 2026-05-04T18:26:18.419Z
Updated: 2026-05-05T14:14:32.293Z
Reserved: 2026-04-25T05:37:12.117Z
Link: CVE-2026-42227
Updated: 2026-05-05T13:08:30.385Z
Status : Undergoing Analysis
Published: 2026-05-04T19:16:04.743
Modified: 2026-05-05T19:38:32.193
Link: CVE-2026-42227
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