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SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445126

Description

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

 - n8n versions before 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in the AI Agents feature where the
 node-execution tool lacks proper authorization checks. A Project Viewer user can escalate privileges by
 chatting with an agent that has node tools enabled, executing arbitrary nodes and accessing credential
 secrets without proper authorization verification. (CVE-2026-65015)

Solution

Update the n8n library and its related packages to version 2.29.8 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-x5vx-c2c8-m3w9

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 445126

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/22/2026

Updated: 7/22/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.5

Temporal Score: 5.5

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-65015

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: Critical

Base Score: 9.8

Temporal Score: 8.5

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

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

CVSS v4

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 7.2

Threat Score: 4.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

Vulnerability Information

Exploit Ease: No known exploits are available

Patch Publication Date: 7/22/2026

Vulnerability Publication Date: 7/22/2026

Reference Information

CVE: CVE-2026-65015

cwe: CWE-863