GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg
Suggest an improvement- Source
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg
- Import Source
- https://github.com/github/advisory-database/blob/main/advisories/github-reviewed/2026/09/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg.json
- JSON Data
- https://api.test.osv.dev/v1/vulns/GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg
- Aliases
- Downstream
- Published
- 2026-09-08T21:33:47Z
- Modified
- 2026-09-08T21:55:54Z
- Severity
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- 5.3 (Medium) CVSS_V4 - CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N CVSS Calculator
- Summary
- n8n: Agent Workflow Tool Bypasses Sub-Workflow Caller Policy
- Details
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Impact
A workflow's "This workflow can be called by" setting was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but was not consulted when the same workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user who could build an Agent could therefore call a workflow that its owner had restricted, and read back what it returned. The patch applies the sub-workflow caller policy on the Agent tool path.
Patches
The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
- Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only.
- Audit workflows attached as Agent tools and review their caller policy settings.
- Remove sensitive workflows from Agent tool configurations until the instance is patched.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
- Database specific
{ "cwe_ids": [ "CWE-862" ], "github_reviewed": true, "github_reviewed_at": "2026-09-08T21:33:47Z", "nvd_published_at": null, "severity": "MODERATE" }- References
Affected packages
npm / n8n
Package
- Name
- n8n
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/n8n
npm / n8n
Package
- Name
- n8n
- View open source insights on deps.dev
- Purl
- pkg:npm/n8n