‍I discovered a critical vulnerability (CVE-2026-21858, CVSS 10.0) in n8n that enables unauthorized attackers to take over locally deployed instances, impacting an estimated 100,000 servers globally.

This vulnerability is a logical bug, which I call - a (Content-)Type Confusion.
Let me know what you think!

This blogpost covering one of the most popular agentic workflow development platforms — Dify.
It covers how simple misconfigurations can lead to the theft of critical enterprise assets, and just how common these misconfigurations actually are.