CVE-2026-59254

MEDIUMPre-NVD 6.36.3
EchelonGraph scoreLOW confidence

This medium-severity CVE scores 6.3 under the CNA's CVSS (NVD's own analysis pending). EPSS exploit-prediction score not yet available (the EPSS model rescores nightly; freshly-published CVEs typically appear within 48 hours). GitHub Security Advisory data not yet ingested — confidence will rise once GHSA publishes (typical lag: hours to days for open-source ecosystem CVEs; never for infrastructure-only CVEs).

Triggered by: NVD CVSS baseline
Sources: cna:vulncheck
6.3
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: —CVSS: 6.3Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

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.

CVSS v3
6.3
EG Score
6.3(low)
EPSS
—
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 15, 2026

Last Modified

July 15, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 15, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

n8n - External Secrets Disclosure via Workflow Node Expressions | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-external-secrets-disclosure-via-workflow-node-expressions
github Patch Available

External Secrets Accessible via Workflow Expressions Outside Credentials · Advisory · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-2434-3x6q-8r99

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-59254(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 2× in last 7d / 2× 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.

  1. 2026-07-15 11:55 UTCEG score recompute
  2. 2026-07-15 11:54 UTCMITRE cvelistV5first tracked

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Frequently asked(4)

What is CVE-2026-59254?
CVE-2026-59254 is a medium vulnerability published on July 15, 2026. 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…
When was CVE-2026-59254 disclosed?
CVE-2026-59254 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 15, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-59254?
CVE-2026-59254 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.3 (NVD). The EG score is currently aggregating — additional source signals are being incorporated as they become available..
How do I remediate CVE-2026-59254?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-59254, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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