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SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-gfvg-qv54-r4pc)

critical Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 437524

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 1.123.18 and 2.5.0, a vulnerability
 in the file access controls allows authenticated users with permission to create or modify workflows to
 read sensitive files from the n8n host system. This can be exploited to obtain critical configuration data
 and user credentials, leading to complete account takeover of any user on the instance. This issue has
 been patched in versions 1.123.18 and 2.5.0. (CVE-2026-25052)

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-gfvg-qv54-r4pc

Plugin Details

Severity: Critical

ID: 437524

Version: Revision 1.8

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 2/4/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: High

Score: 7

Percentile: 98.33

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Critical

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 9

Temporal Score: 6.7

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-25052

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.9

Temporal Score: 8.6

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:U/RL:O/RC:C

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.4

Threat Score: 7.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 2/4/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-25052

cwe: CWE-367