# CVE-2026-86993: n8n log streaming credentials unauthorized access

Source: https://junglewise.ai/threats/cve-2026-86993-n8n-log-streaming-credentials-unauthorized-access  
Publisher: Junglewise Threat Intelligence, https://junglewise.ai/threats  
Published: 2026-09-08. Updated: 2026-09-25  
License: CC BY 4.0 with a link back

CVE-2026-86993 · Severity: medium · CVSS 4.9 · Published 2026-09-08

n8n is a low-code automation platform that allows users to configure log streaming to external endpoints using HTTP credentials. A flaw in access control allows users with log streaming permissions to decrypt and exfiltrate credentials belonging to other projects, potentially exposing API keys and authentication secrets to attacker-controlled endpoints. This could lead to unauthorized access to backend systems and data theft.

Technologies: [N8n](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/n8n), [n8n (npm)](https://junglewise.ai/threats/technologies/npm-n8n). Vendors: [N8n](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/n8n), [npm](https://junglewise.ai/threats/vendors/npm).

## Quick answers

**Is CVE-2026-86993 exploited in the wild?** No. Junglewise Threat Intelligence has no report of CVE-2026-86993 being exploited in the wild.

**How severe is CVE-2026-86993?** Medium severity, with a CVSS score of 4.9, published 8 September 2026.

**Which products and versions are affected?** N8n < 1.123.76, >= 2.0.0 and < 2.37.7, >= 2.38.0 and < 2.38.2; n8n (npm) SEMVER:introduced=0,fixed=1.123.76.

**Is there a fix for CVE-2026-86993?** Yes. n8n (npm): upgrade to 1.123.76 or later. Junglewise finds every place you run it, drafts the upgrade and applies it once you approve.

**How is CVE-2026-86993 attacked?** It is attacked over the network, in a web application.

**Am I affected by CVE-2026-86993?** Check whether you run N8n or n8n (npm) at an affected version. Junglewise does that check for you around the clock: connect your code, cloud and domains, and it matches new vulnerabilities like this one against what you actually run and tells you when one reaches you.

## How to fix

- n8n (npm): upgrade to 1.123.76 or later

  ```sh
  npm install n8n@1.123.76
  ```


## Technical details

The vulnerability is a missing authorization check (CWE-862) in n8n's log streaming event destination credential resolution. When a log streaming destination references a generic HTTP credential, the system resolves and decrypts the credential without verifying the caller has project-scoped access to it. An attacker with a custom global role holding log streaming scopes (`eventBusDestination:create`, `eventBusDestination:test`, etc.) can craft a request naming a credential from another project, causing the system to decrypt it and transmit the plaintext secret to an endpoint they control. Attack vector is network-based, requires high privilege (custom role grant), low complexity, and no user interaction. The fix applies standard credential access control checks during credential resolution. Patch versions: 1.123.76, 2.37.7, 2.38.2.

## Affected products

- n8n n8n < 1.123.76, >= 2.0.0 and < 2.37.7, >= 2.38.0 and < 2.38.2

## Identifiers

- CVE-2026-86993
- GHSA-pq6c-vh67-xpm3

## Timeline

- 2026-09-10: disclosed
- 2026-09-10: patched: Patches released in versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2

## References

- [https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340](https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340)
- [https://github.com/nlgbao1340](https://github.com/nlgbao1340)
- [https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340/gists%7B/gist_id%7D](https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340/gists%7B/gist_id%7D)
- [https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340/repos](https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340/repos)
- [https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/125201610?v=4](https://avatars.githubusercontent.com/u/125201610?v=4)
- [https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340/events%7B/privacy%7D](https://api.github.com/users/nlgbao1340/events%7B/privacy%7D)

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