Answer in brief
CVE-2026-65595 records a High severity (CVSS 8.9) vulnerability in n8n before 2.29.8 and 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via Token Exchange. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. The current feed maps n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n-io/n8n (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
Analysis pending evidence review
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CVSS is 8.9. The current sources do not mark it as known exploited. Treat this as a source-backed prioritization signal, not a statement about your environment.
Analysis status
Analysis pending evidence review
Factual feed record only; HOL analysis is not approved for indexing. Read the methodology.
The current feed maps n8n-io/n8n (generic), n8n-io/n8n (generic). Check affected ranges and fixed versions before updating.
| Product | Affected versions | Fixed versions |
|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* | Not reported | Not reported |
| Package | Affected range | Fixed version |
|---|---|---|
| n8n-io/n8ngeneric | >=2.30.0 <2.30.1 | 2.30.1 |
| n8n-io/n8ngeneric | >=0 <2.29.8 | 2.29.8 |
Published upstream
Jul 22, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordSource modified
Oct 29, 2026
Evidence: source:cvelist:source_dates:source-dates:recordFirst seen by HOL
Oct 28, 2026
n8n before 2.30.1 and 2.29.8 assigns all Public API key scopes to JWTs issued through the Token Exchange module regardless of the acting user's role. On instances where the Token Exchange feature and Public API are enabled, a low-privileged user who can obtain a valid external JWT trusted by a configured issuer can use the resulting access token to invoke administrator-only Public API operations such as role escalation, user creation, and user deletion (role escalation requires an Advanced Permissions license), and, when unverified Community Package installation is enabled, achieve remote code execution.
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