CVE-2026-86078

Q: How do I fix CVE-2026-86078?

Upgrade n8n to 2.38.2 or later.

Q: Is CVE-2026-86078 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-86078 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.33% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

Q: How severe is CVE-2026-86078?

CVE-2026-86078 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

Q: What does CVE-2026-86078 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for n8n (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

MEDIUM

6.5

CVSS v3

NVD

Description

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the Instance AI workflow summary used node names and connection keys from stored workflows as ordinary object keys. A workflow submitted through the REST API could contain __proto__ or constructor, causing nested writes to reach Object.prototype in the main n8n process and disrupt later requests. The affected function is summarizeWorkflowStructure in packages/@n8n/instance-ai/src/tools/workflows/summarize-workflow.ts. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

CWE-1321

How to fix

Remediation Available

n8nNVD

Affected:>= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2Fixed in:2.38.2CVE-2026-86078derived from NVD

Affected:< 2.37.7Fixed in:2.37.7CVE-2026-86078derived from NVD

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Remediation is compiled from vendor and distribution security advisories. Always confirm against the linked source for your exact version and platform.

CVSS v3 Vector

Exploitability

Attack VectorNetwork

Attack ComplexityLow

Privileges RequiredLow

User InteractionNone

ScopeUnchanged

Impact

ConfidentialityNone

IntegrityNone

AvailabilityHigh

CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:N/A:H

Exploit Intelligence

0.33%probability of exploitation in 30 days

26thpercentile

Low risk: more likely to be exploited than 26% of all known CVEs.

References

Vendor Advisory1

github.com

Release Notes2

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Common questions

How do I fix CVE-2026-86078?

Upgrade n8n to 2.38.2 or later.

Is CVE-2026-86078 being actively exploited?

Not that we know of. CVE-2026-86078 is not in the CISA Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. Its EPSS score of 0.33% is the estimated probability that it will be exploited in the next 30 days. That is higher than 26% of all scored CVEs.

How severe is CVE-2026-86078?

CVE-2026-86078 has a CVSS v3 base score of 6.5, rated medium. CVSS rates the technical impact if the vulnerability is exploited, not how likely that is, so weigh it alongside the exploit-prediction score when you decide what to patch first.

What does CVE-2026-86078 affect?

Published advisories record a fix for n8n (NVD). Only products with a sourced advisory are listed, so treat this as what we can cite rather than a complete inventory.

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This product uses NVD data but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. EPSS scores courtesy of FIRST.org (https://www.first.org/epss). Source: CISA KEV Catalog. Data as of 2026-09-11.