SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-89gh-3pgc-v5h2)

medium Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445144

Description

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

- n8n versions before 1.123.64 fail to properly mask custom HTTP header credentials in LLM sub-node
execution data, writing plaintext API keys and secrets to workflow execution records. Authenticated users
with access to execution data can read exposed header values and credentials that persist in the database
and can be exported. (CVE-2026-65589)

Solution

Update the n8n library and its related packages to version 1.123.64 or later.

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-89gh-3pgc-v5h2

Plugin Details

Severity: Medium

ID: 445144

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/23/2026

Updated: 7/23/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: Medium

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 4

Temporal Score: 3

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-65589

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.1

Temporal Score: 7.1

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 5.1

Threat Score: 1.2

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

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

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-2026-65589

cwe: CWE-532