CVE-2026-54311

n8n: Merge Node SQL Mode Prototype Pollution

HIGH
7.7
CVSS Score
Published: June 23, 2026 at 03:41 PM UTC
Updated: October 26, 2026 at 11:10 AM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsN8NN8N

Using n8n by n8n-io?

Get instant alerts when new vulnerabilities affect n8n - before attackers find them.

Real-time alertsTrack your software stackFree plan available
Severity
HIGH7.7
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.4%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.25.7 and 2.26.2, an authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could pollute the sandbox used by the Merge node's SQL Query mode. Because the sandbox context was cached and reused across all workflow executions on the instance, prototype mutations introduced by one user's workflow persist into subsequent Merge SQL executions belonging to other users or projects. This allowed a low-privileged attacker to intercept workflow data processed by other users on the same instance. This issue only affects multi-user n8n instances where more than one user has permission to create and execute workflows containing the Merge node in SQL Query mode. This vulnerability is fixed in 2.25.7 and 2.26.2.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 2.25.72.26.0 ≤ v < 2.26.2
Affected range stops below 2.25.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
v < 2.25.7
Affected range stops below 2.25.7, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.26.2, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

References (1)

x_refsource_CONFIRMMitigationVendor Advisory
Source: cverecord
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-9c38-2mcm-q7f7

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitNot automatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
CHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
NONE
Availability
NONE
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-488

Get alerted

Stop reading CVE feeds looking for your own stack

Track the products you run and VulnTracker tells you when a new CVE affects them — with what is known about fixing it, and nothing about the rest.

Free plan, no card