CVE-2026-56356

MEDIUMPre-NVD 5.45.4
EchelonGraph scoreHIGH confidence

Score 5.4 from GitHub Security Advisory published 2026-07-01. a secondary CVSS source baseline 5.4; sources differ by 0.0.

Triggered by: GitHub Security Advisory CVSS
Sources: epss, ghsa, secondary
5.4
EchelonGraph verdictMonitorLow exploitation likelihood right now — keep watching.
  • Lower severity and no public exploit yet
CISA-KEV: Not listedEPSS: 0%CVSS: 5.4Exploit: NoneExposed: 0

No vendor fix yet — apply a workaround or compensating control (WAF / firewall / segmentation) and watch for a patch.

n8n contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Chat Trigger node's Custom CSS field due to a misconfiguration of the sanitize-html library. Affected releases are those before 1.123.27, the 2.0.0 through 2.13.2 line, and 2.14.0 (fixed in 1.123.27, 2.13.3, and 2.14.1). An authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows can inject JavaScript that bypasses sanitization, resulting in stored XSS against any user who visits the public chat page.

CVSS v3
5.4
EG Score
5.4(high)
EG Risk
EPSS
7.5%
KEV
Not listed

Published

July 1, 2026

Last Modified

July 2, 2026

Advisory Details (2)

Auto-updated Jul 3, 2026
Patch available. Sources: github.
generic

n8n - Stored Cross-Site Scripting in Chat Trigger Node Custom CSS Field | Advisories | VulnCheck

https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-stored-cross-site-scripting-in-chat-trigger-node-custom-css-field
github Patch Available

XSS in Chat Trigger Node via Custom CSS · Advisory · n8n-io/n8n · GitHub

https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-3c7f-5hgj-h279

Vendor Advisories for CVE-2026-56356(1)

These vendors published their own advisory mentioning this CVE — often with vendor-specific remediation steps + affected product lists not in NVD.

Affected Packages

(1 across 1 ecosystem)
npm(1)
PackageVulnerable rangeFixed inDependents
n8n1.123.27

Weakness Classification(1)

MITRE Common Weakness Enumeration — the root-cause categories this CVE belongs to.

Data Freshness Timeline

(refreshed 10× in last 7d / 52× in last 30d)

Each row is a source pipeline that fetched or updated this CVE on that date, with what changed. For example, "NVD update" means NVD published or revised its analysis for this CVE; "MITRE cvelistV5" means we ingested or refreshed it from the CNA feed. Most recent first.

  1. 2026-07-22 14:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  2. 2026-07-21 15:25 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-20 17:08 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  5. 2026-07-19 14:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-19 02:29 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-18 10:04 UTCEPSS rescore
  8. 2026-07-17 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  9. 2026-07-16 17:03 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-16 01:18 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-15 16:57 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-15 02:00 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-15 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-14 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  17. 2026-07-13 22:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  19. 2026-07-13 06:13 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-13 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  21. 2026-07-12 05:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  22. 2026-07-12 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  24. 2026-07-11 08:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  25. 2026-07-11 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
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  1. 2026-07-10 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  2. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  3. 2026-07-09 19:10 UTCEPSS rescore
  4. 2026-07-09 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  5. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  6. 2026-07-08 15:16 UTCEPSS rescore
  7. 2026-07-08 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment
  8. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  9. 2026-07-07 13:46 UTCEPSS rescore
  10. 2026-07-07 01:20 UTCGHSA enrichment
  11. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  12. 2026-07-06 16:27 UTCEPSS rescore
  13. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  14. 2026-07-06 02:23 UTCEPSS rescore
  15. 2026-07-06 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  16. 2026-07-05 02:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  17. 2026-07-05 02:30 UTCEPSS rescore
  18. 2026-07-05 01:21 UTCGHSA enrichment
  19. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  20. 2026-07-04 06:31 UTCEPSS rescore
  21. 2026-07-04 01:22 UTCGHSA enrichment
  22. 2026-07-03 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  23. 2026-07-02 01:23 UTCGHSA enrichment
  24. 2026-07-01 19:07 UTCNVD updateCVSS v4 → 5.1
  25. 2026-07-01 15:07 UTCEPSS rescore
  26. 2026-07-01 01:19 UTCEG score recompute
  27. 2026-07-01 01:19 UTCGHSA enrichment

Frequently asked(5)

What is CVE-2026-56356?
CVE-2026-56356 is a medium vulnerability published on July 1, 2026. n8n contains a stored cross-site scripting vulnerability in the Chat Trigger node's Custom CSS field due to a misconfiguration of the sanitize-html library. Affected releases are those before 1.123.27, the 2.0.0 through 2.13.2 line, and 2.14.0 (fixed in 1.123.27, 2.13.3, and 2.14.1). An…
When was CVE-2026-56356 disclosed?
CVE-2026-56356 was first published in the National Vulnerability Database on July 1, 2026, with the most recent update on July 2, 2026. EchelonGraph re-ingests CVE updates from NVD on a 2-hour cycle, so this page reflects the latest published state.
Is CVE-2026-56356 actively exploited?
CVE-2026-56356 is not currently on CISA's Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. FIRST EPSS estimates a 7.5% percentile likelihood of exploitation in the next 30 days — higher percentiles indicate greater predicted risk.
What is the CVSS score of CVE-2026-56356?
CVE-2026-56356 has a CVSS v3 base score of 5.4 (NVD).
How do I remediate CVE-2026-56356?
Patch to the fixed version published by the affected vendor. Where vendor advisories exist for CVE-2026-56356, EchelonGraph cross-links them in the Vendor Advisories panel below — those typically contain the canonical remediation steps, fixed version numbers, and any vendor-specific mitigations.

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