SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-v364-rw7m-3263)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 436595

Description

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

- n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. In versions 0.121.2 and below, an authenticated
attacker may be able to execute malicious code using the n8n service. This could result in full compromise
and can impact both self-hosted and n8n Cloud instances. This issue is fixed in version 1.121.3.
Administrators can reduce exposure by disabling the Git node and limiting access for untrusted users, but
upgrading to the latest version is recommended. (CVE-2026-21877)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-v364-rw7m-3263

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 436595

Version: Revision 1.17

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 1/6/2026

Updated: 7/8/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7.7

Percentile: 99.06

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-21877

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.9

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

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Available: true

Exploit Ease: Exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 1/6/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 1/6/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-21877

cwe: CWE-434