n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.
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Github GHSA Github GHSA GHSA-7hgx-277f-7vmg n8n: Agent Workflow Tool Bypasses Sub-Workflow Caller Policy
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History

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 14:30:00 +0000

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Metrics ssvc

{'options': {'Automatable': 'no', 'Exploitation': 'none', 'Technical Impact': 'partial'}, 'version': '2.0.3'}


Tue, 08 Sep 2026 21:30:00 +0000

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Description n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the workflow setting named This workflow can be called by was enforced by the Execute Workflow node but not when a workflow was attached to an Agent as a tool. A user able to build an Agent could invoke a restricted workflow and read its returned data. The affected path is packages/cli/src/modules/agents/tools/workflow-tool-factory.ts, where executeWorkflow omitted SubworkflowPolicyChecker.checkForProject. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.
Title n8n: Agent Workflow Tool Bypasses Sub-Workflow Caller Policy
Weaknesses CWE-862
References
Metrics cvssV4_0

{'score': 5.3, 'vector': 'CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:L/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N'}


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cve-icon MITRE

Status: PUBLISHED

Assigner: GitHub_M

Published:

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:52:43.147Z

Reserved: 2026-09-08T16:44:23.781Z

Link: CVE-2026-86996

cve-icon Vulnrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T13:52:33.059Z

cve-icon NVD

Status : Received

Published: 2026-09-08T22:19:18.240

Modified: 2026-09-09T14:17:28.817

Link: CVE-2026-86996

cve-icon Redhat

No data.

cve-icon OpenCVE Enrichment

Updated: 2026-09-09T09:00:11Z

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