n8n: Account Takeover via Unverified Email Claim in Token Exchange Embed Login
Impact
In an n8n instance, when a validly-signed incoming token was matched to a local account by its email claim, the service did not check that the trusted key's permitted role ceiling covered that account, nor that the email claim was verified. As a result, anyone able to obtain a token accepted by one of the configured trusted keys, for example a trusted issuer that emitted unverified email addresses, could authenticate as any existing user, gaining full account control.
This issue only affects instances where the embed login feature is enabled and at least one trusted key source is configured.
Patches
The issue has been fixed in n8n version 2.32.1. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability.
Workarounds
If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
- Disable the embed login feature by setting
N8N_TOKEN_EXCHANGE_ENABLED=false. - If embed login cannot be disabled, restrict network access to the n8n instance to fully trusted parties only, and audit all configured trusted keys and their
allowedRolesassignments. - Review
auth_identityrecords for unexpectedtoken-exchangeentries linked to high-privilege accounts.
These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.
Software afectado
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| Plataforma | Paquete | Versiones vulnerables | Corregida en |
|---|---|---|---|
| Paquete de npm | n8n | >= 2.32.0, < 2.32.1, < 2.31.5 | 2.32.1, 2.31.5 |
Referencias
- Vector CVSS
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/SA:L- Debilidad (CWE)
CWE-345, CWE-863- Plataforma
- npm
- Paquete
n8n- Publicada
- 22.07.2026
- Actualizado
- 11.10.2026 10:22
Fuentes y licencias
OSV / GitHub Advisory Database - GHSA-8342-988q-86cr - CC BY 4.0
Historial de vulnerabilidades: n8n
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