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CRITICAL 10.0

GHSA-qrx8-25qr-5r7v

n8n: MCP Browser HTTP Transport Exposes Unauthenticated Browser-Control Sessions

Details

## Impact When `@n8n/mcp-browser` is run in HTTP transport mode, the MCP endpoint accepts session initialization and tool invocation requests without any authentication. Any network-reachable client, or any website visited by the user, can establish an MCP session and invoke browser-control tools.

Where the n8n AI Browser Bridge extension is installed and a browser connection is active, an unauthenticated caller can access browser-control capabilities including navigation, JavaScript evaluation, and cookie and storage access against the user's real browser profile.

This issue only affects instances where `@n8n/mcp-browser` is run with the HTTP transport (`--transport http`). The default transport is stdio, which is not affected.

## Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.25.7, and 2.26.2. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability.

## Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: - Avoid running `@n8n/mcp-browser` with the HTTP transport; use the default stdio transport instead. - If HTTP transport is required, restrict network access to the listening port to trusted clients only using host-based firewall rules.

These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

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Affected packages

npm / n8n
Introduced in: 2.26.0 Fixed in: 2.26.2
Fix npm install n8n@2.26.2
npm / n8n
Introduced in: 0 Fixed in: 2.25.7
Fix npm install n8n@2.25.7

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