n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures.
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| Description | n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures. | |
| Title | n8n - Improper Authorization in Workflow Assignment to Folders | |
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N8n
N8n n8n |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-639 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:node.js:*:* | |
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N8n n8n |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-07-08T14:31:44.900Z
Reserved: 2026-07-04T12:17:14.301Z
Link: CVE-2026-59253
Updated: 2026-07-08T14:31:41.863Z
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Updated: 2026-07-08T15:45:03Z
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