# CVE-2026-59253: n8n - Improper Authorization in Workflow Assignment to Folders

> CVE-2026-59253: n8n - Improper Authorization in Workflow Assignment to Folders. CVSS 5.0 (CVSS 3.1).

Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-59253
Last updated: 2026-07-08T19:25:45Z

- Published: 2026-07-08 13:49 UTC · Updated: 2026-07-08 19:25 UTC · Assigner: VulnCheck
- CVSS: 5.0 (CVSS 3.1) · Severity: Medium · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:C/C:N/I:L/A:N
- EPSS: 0.28%, 20th percentile (scored 2026-10-25)
- CISA KEV: no
- CWE: CWE-639

## Description

n8n before 2.28.0 contains an improper authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users to assign workflows to folders in other projects. Attackers can bypass project and folder authorization boundaries by supplying crafted request payloads during workflow creation, causing logical integrity violations in target project folder structures.

## Affected vendors and products

- n8n: n8n

## Tracked companies

- [n8n](https://rewindex.com/company/n8n.md)

## References

- [CVE record on cve.org](https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-59253)
- [NVD entry](https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-59253)
- [https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg](https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-2xgm-wc4g-5jvg)
- [https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-improper-authorization-in-workflow-assignment-to-folders](https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-improper-authorization-in-workflow-assignment-to-folders)

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_Sources: CVE records from the CVE Program (cve.org). CVE® is a registered trademark of The MITRE Corporation. (https://www.cve.org/) This product uses data from the NVD API but is not endorsed or certified by the NVD. (https://nvd.nist.gov/) Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog from CISA. (https://www.cisa.gov/known-exploited-vulnerabilities-catalog) EPSS scores from FIRST (Exploit Prediction Scoring System). (https://www.first.org/epss/)_


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Canonical: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-59253 · Markdown: https://rewindex.com/cve/CVE-2026-59253.md · JSON: https://rewindex.com/api/v1/cves/CVE-2026-59253 · Data licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/) · Generated 2026-10-26T04:04:09.377Z