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GHSA-wq64-hcrf-8m56

## Duplicate Advisory This advisory has been withdrawn because it is a duplicate of GHSA-777w-rpr6-c52h. This link is maintained to preserve external references. ## Original Description 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.

Properties

ghsa_id
GHSA-wq64-hcrf-8m56
summary
Duplicate Advisory: n8n: Privilege Escalation and Code Execution via Full Public API Key Scope Assignment to Token Exchange JWTs
severity
high
cve_id
GHSA-wq64-hcrf-8m56
is_ghsa_only
true
ghsa_published
2026-07-22T12:32:17Z
source_url
https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-wq64-hcrf-8m56
ghsa_updated
2026-07-22T21:59:49Z

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[Source]GitHub Advisory Database

VULNERABLE_TO (1)

[Software]npm/n8n

AFFECTS (1)

[Software]npm/n8n

HAS_WEAKNESS (1)

[Weakness]Improper Privilege Management

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