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SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-r4v6-9fqc-w5jr)

high Tenable Cloud Security Plugin ID 440990

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 1.123.33 and 2.17.5, the dynamic-
 node-parameters endpoints did not verify whether the authenticated caller was authorized to use a supplied
 credential reference. An authenticated user with access to a shared workflow could supply a foreign
 credential ID in the request body, causing the backend to decrypt and use that credential in a helper
 execution path where the caller also controls the destination URL. This allowed the caller to force the
 backend to authenticate against attacker-controlled infrastructure using a credential belonging to another
 user, effectively exfiltrating a reusable API key. The issue is not limited to any single node type; any
 node that resolves credentials dynamically through these endpoints may be affected. This issue has been
 patched in versions 1.123.33, 2.17.5, and 2.18.0. (CVE-2026-42226)

Solution

Update the n8n library and its related packages to version 1.123.33 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-r4v6-9fqc-w5jr

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 440990

Version: Revision 1.9

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 4/30/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Low

Score: 3

Percentile: 23.73

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.8

Temporal Score: 5.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-42226

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 6.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Threat Score: 5

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 4/29/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 4/29/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-42226

cwe: CWE-862