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SCA: security update for n8n (GHSA-pm35-fqvh-cq5g)

high Tenable Self-Hosted Container Security Plugin ID 445156

Description

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

 - n8n contains a sanitizer bypass vulnerability in the legacy expression evaluator's computed-member
 handler. An authenticated user with workflow create or modify permissions can craft a malicious expression
 to bypass the sanitizer and achieve host-level code execution as the n8n process. The legacy expression
 engine is the default in affected versions. Fixed in n8n 1.123.64, 2.29.8, and 2.30.1. (CVE-2026-65591)

Solution

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

See Also

https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-pm35-fqvh-cq5g

Plugin Details

Severity: High

ID: 445156

Version: Revision 1.1

Type: Local

Family: SCA Checks

Published: 7/23/2026

Updated: 7/23/2026

Risk Information

Vendor

Vendor Severity: High

CVSS v2

Risk Factor: Medium

Base Score: 6.5

Temporal Score: 4.8

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

CVSS Score Source: CVE-2026-65591

CVSS v3

Risk Factor: High

Base Score: 8.8

Temporal Score: 7.7

Vector: CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/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: 8.9

Threat Score: 6

Threat Vector: CVSS:4.0/E:U

Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:H/VA:H/SC:H/SI:H/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-2026-65591

cwe: CWE-917