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SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-43v7-fp2v-68f6)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 439215

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 version 2.5.0, when the Source Control
 feature is configured to use SSH, the SSH command used for git operations explicitly disabled host key
 verification. A network attacker positioned between the n8n instance and the remote Git server could
 intercept the connection and present a fraudulent host key, potentially injecting malicious content into
 workflows or intercepting repository data. This issue only affects instances where the Source Control
 feature has been explicitly enabled and configured to use SSH (non-default). The issue has been fixed in
 n8n version 2.5.0. Users should upgrade to this version or later to remediate the vulnerability. If
 upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations:
 Disable the Source Control feature if it is not actively required, and/or restrict network access to
 ensure the n8n instance communicates with the Git server only over trusted, controlled network paths.
 These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation
 measures. (CVE-2026-33724)

Solution

Update the n8n library and its related packages to version 2.5.0 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-43v7-fp2v-68f6

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 439215

Version: Revision 1.5

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 3/26/2026

Updated: 7/2/2026

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

Risk Information

VPR

Risk Factor: Medium

Score: 4.3

Percentile: 53.59

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.1

Temporal Score: 5.3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-33724

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.4

Temporal Score: 6.4

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.3

Threat Score: 1.7

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 3/25/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 3/25/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-33724

cwe: CWE-639