CVE-2026-42282 json
n8n-MCP: Sensitive MCP tool-call arguments logged on authenticated requests in HTTP mode
published 6mo ago modified 14d ago also EUVD-2026-28824 , GHSA-wg4g-395p-mqv3
- cvss
- 4.3
- version 3.1, CNA
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 16%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
n8n-MCP is an MCP server that provides AI assistants access to n8n node documentation, properties, and operations. Prior to version 2.47.13, when n8n-mcp runs in HTTP transport mode, authenticated MCP tools/call requests had their full arguments and JSON-RPC params written to server logs by the request dispatcher and several sibling code paths before any redaction. When a tool call carries credential material — most notably n8n_manage_credentials.data — the raw values can be persisted in logs. In deployments where logs are collected, forwarded to external systems, or viewable outside the request trust boundary (shared log storage, SIEM pipelines, support/ops access), this can result in disclosure of: bearer tokens and OAuth credentials sent through n8n_manage_credentials, per-tenant API keys and webhook auth headers embedded in tool arguments, arbitrary secret-bearing payloads passed to any MCP tool. The issue requires authentication (AUTH_TOKEN accepted by the server), so unauthenticated callers cannot trigger it; the runtime exposure is also reduced by an existing console-silencing layer in HTTP mode, but that layer is fragile and the values are still constructed and passed into the logger. This issue has been patched in version 2.47.13.
Patch / fix
- npm n8n-mcp 2.47.13
- n8n-mcp n8n-mcp 2.47.13
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- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 5mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.25% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 16% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-09).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
| GitHub | 3.1 | 4.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | n8n-mcp | <2.47.13 |
2.47.13 |
Affected products
- czlonkowski n8n-mcp
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-532 Insertion of Sensitive Information into Log File
References
-
github.com
/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/commit/59b665bda36797823df238aeaf20adb862c9f451
web, patch
-
github.com
/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/security/advisories/GHSA-wg4g-395p-mqv3
web, mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp/releases/tag/v2.47.13
web, product, release-notes
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-42282
advisory
-
github.com
/czlonkowski/n8n-mcp
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-42282
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-wg4g-395p-mqv3
- NVD CVE-2026-42282
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