n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.x before 2.42.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the MCP workflow-validation tool, whose interpreter evaluates caller-supplied code in the main process, reads inherited properties, and permits assignment onto shared prototypes. An authenticated member holding only a workflow:read grant can replace a built-in method with one returning a truthy value so server-side permission checks accept unheld scopes, enabling takeover of owner accounts not protected by MFA.
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Wed, 14 Oct 2026 23:00:00 +0000
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| Description | n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.x before 2.42.1 contains a prototype pollution vulnerability in the MCP workflow-validation tool, whose interpreter evaluates caller-supplied code in the main process, reads inherited properties, and permits assignment onto shared prototypes. An authenticated member holding only a workflow:read grant can replace a built-in method with one returning a truthy value so server-side permission checks accept unheld scopes, enabling takeover of owner accounts not protected by MFA. | |
| Title | n8n before 2.41.4 and 2.42.1 Prototype Pollution via MCP Workflow-Validation Interpreter | |
| First Time appeared |
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N8n n8n |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-1321 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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N8n n8n |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-14T22:52:17.341Z
Reserved: 2026-10-14T22:12:22.055Z
Link: CVE-2026-110842
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-14T23:17:24.637
Modified: 2026-10-14T23:17:24.743
Link: CVE-2026-110842
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