n8n before 2.25.7 and 2.26.x before 2.26.2 contains an authorization bypass in the Public API execution retry endpoint, which authorizes access using the workflow:read scope instead of workflow:execute. An authenticated user with read-only access to a shared workflow can use the Public API to retry executions of that workflow, bypassing the intended permission boundary between read and execute access. This affects instances where workflows are shared with other users or across projects.
CVE-2026-56778
Score 6.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-08. a secondary CVSS source baseline 6.4; sources differ by 0.0.
- Lower severity and no public exploit yet
No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.
- CVSS v3
- 6.4
- EG Score
- 6.4(high)
- EPSS
- 7.1%
- KEV
- Not listed
Published
July 8, 2026
Last Modified
July 8, 2026
Advisory Details (2)
Auto-updated Jul 8, 2026n8n - Authorization Bypass in Public API Execution Retry Endpoint | Advisories | VulnCheck
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-authorization-bypass-in-public-api-execution-retry-endpointPublic API Execution Retry Authorization Bypass · Advisory · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-h3jj-5f3v-3685Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56778(1)
These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.
Affected Packages
(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
| Package | Vulnerable range | Fixed in | Dependents |
|---|---|---|---|
| n8n | — | 2.26.2 | — |
Weakness Classification(1)
MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.
Data Freshness Timeline
(refreshed 24× in last 7d / 24× in last 30d)
Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-15 00:44 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-15 00:44 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-13 22:58 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-13 22:58 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-12 21:12 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-12 21:12 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-11 19:25 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-11 19:25 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-10 17:40 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-10 17:39 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
- 2026-07-09 15:53 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-09 15:53 UTCGHSA enrichment
- 2026-07-08 14:06 UTCEG score recompute
- 2026-07-08 14:05 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked
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