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Proposal: Case Study for CVE-2026-33722 (n8n Has External Secrets Authorization Bypass in Credential Saving)
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Description
I am a GMU student proposing a new case study for the following vulnerability:
CVE: CVE-2026-33722 (1)
Software: n8n (npm)
Language: TypeScript
Description:
n8n is a workflow automation platform using npm (2). There was a vulnerability where an authenticated user could access external secrets even while not having permission. This bypassed a permission check and allowed access to unauthorized information.
This case study plans to analyze the underlying CWE-863 Incorrect authorization (3). This case study plans to analyze the specific details of the vulnerability and discuss prevention of this type of vulnerability in credential saving.
This case study will proceed pending approval.
Group Member(s):
Shawn Kingman (G01304524)
George Mason University
(1) https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-fxcw-h3qj-8m8p
(2) https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-33722
(3) https://cwe.mitre.org/data/definitions/863.html
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First steps
- Read the whole issue, then the project's contributing guide.
- Comment on the issue to say you are picking it up — it saves two people doing the same work.
- Fork the repository and make your change on a branch.
- Open a pull request that references the issue number.
Research direction
Start with the linked GitHub Advisory, NVD entry, and CWE-863 reference to verify the vulnerability and its authorization context. A complete contribution would be an approved case study explaining the n8n credential-saving bypass and prevention of incorrect authorization in this scenario.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- typescript
- Domain
- documentation, security
- Issue type
- Documentation
- Difficulty
- 5/5
- Estimated time
- Over a week
- Activity status
- Quiet
- Clarity
- Needs clarification
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100