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SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-2p9h-rqjw-gm92)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 438084

Description

There are packages installed that are affected by a vulnerability referenced in the following CVE:

 - n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to versions 2.10.1, 2.9.3, and 1.123.22, an
 authenticated user with permission to create or modify workflows could inject arbitrary scripts into pages
 rendered by the n8n application using different techniques on various nodes (Form Trigger node, Chat
 Trigger node, Send & Wait node, Webhook Node, and Chat Node). Scripts injected by a malicious workflow
 execute in the browser of any user who visits the affected page, enabling session hijacking and account
 takeover. The issues have been fixed in n8n versions 2.10.1 and 1.123.21. Users should upgrade to one of
 these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. If upgrading is not immediately possible,
 administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations. Limit workflow creation and editing
 permissions to fully trusted users only, and/or disable the Webhook node by adding `n8n-nodes-
 base.webhook` to the `NODES_EXCLUDE` environment variable. These workarounds do not fully remediate the
 risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures. (CVE-2026-27578)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-2p9h-rqjw-gm92

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 438084

Version: Revision 1.6

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/3/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

Supported Sensors: Tenable Cloud Security, Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 2.3

Percentile: 9.42

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.5

Temporal Score: 4.1

Vector: CVSS2#AV:N/AC:L/Au:S/C:P/I:P/A:N

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-27578

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 5.4

Temporal Score: 4.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:R/S:C/C:L/I:L/A:N

Temporal Vector: CVSS:3.0/E:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.5

Threat Score: 6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:P/VC:H/VI:H/VA:N/SC:L/SI:L/SA:N

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-27578