n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain an approval bypass vulnerability in the Send and Wait node's Approve Within Chat mode. Attackers can submit resume requests without verification of the requester's identity or approval permissions, allowing unauthenticated users to advance waiting executions and trigger guarded actions.
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| Description | n8n versions before 2.39.6 and 2.40.0 before 2.40.1 contain an approval bypass vulnerability in the Send and Wait node's Approve Within Chat mode. Attackers can submit resume requests without verification of the requester's identity or approval permissions, allowing unauthenticated users to advance waiting executions and trigger guarded actions. | |
| Title | n8n before 2.39.6 and 2.40.x before 2.40.1 Approval Bypass via Send and Wait Node | |
| First Time appeared |
N8n
N8n n8n |
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| Weaknesses | CWE-862 | |
| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
| Vendors & Products |
N8n
N8n n8n |
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: VulnCheck
Published:
Updated: 2026-10-01T10:42:03.543Z
Reserved: 2026-09-30T10:55:39.869Z
Link: CVE-2026-103260
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Status : Deferred
Published: 2026-10-01T11:17:20.660
Modified: 2026-10-01T11:17:20.793
Link: CVE-2026-103260
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