Medium severity6.5NVD Advisory· Published Sep 3, 2026· Updated Sep 16, 2026
CVE-2026-85171
CVE-2026-85171
Description
n8n before 1.123.73, 2.35.4, and 2.36.2 contains a credential exposure vulnerability in the Strapi, SeaTable, and Mailcheck nodes. These nodes send their decrypted credentials to the authentication endpoint via the raw legacy HTTP helper outside any error handling, causing the plaintext secret to be persisted in execution error data. Any authenticated user can read the plaintext secret from their own execution through the REST API, bypassing the blank-value redaction enforced by the credentials API.
Affected products
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Vulnerability mechanics
References
2- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-vrv8-j27g-g7crnvdMitigationVendor Advisory
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-1.123.73-credential-exposure-via-error-loggingnvdThird Party Advisory
News mentions
1- N8n Io: Nine Vulnerabilities Including RCE and Credential Exposure Disclosed TogetherVypr Intelligence · Sep 3, 2026