CVE-2026-86080 json
n8n: GitHub Trigger 422 Reuse Path Skips Webhook Secret Storage, Causing Signature Verification to Fail-Open
published 2026-09-08 2 mo ago modified 2026-09-11 58 d ago also GHSA-5m98-cgcr-xx3q , EUVD-2026-74276
- cvss
- 5.3
- version 3.1, NVD
- cisa kev
- Not listed
- not in CISA's catalog
- epss
- 0.3%
- EPSS 0.3% chance of exploitation in 30 days, percentile 17%
- public exploits
- 0
- none known
Summary
n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 1.123.76, 2.37.7, and 2.38.2, the GitHub Trigger generated a webhook secret but discarded it when GitHub returned HTTP 422 and the node reused an existing webhook. Workflow static data then retained webhookId without webhookSecret, and X-Hub-Signature-256 verification accepted deliveries without a stored secret. The affected logic includes packages/nodes-base/nodes/Github/GithubTriggerHelpers.ts and the 422 webhook reuse path. This issue is fixed in versions 1.123.76, 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.
Patch / fix
- npm n8n 1.123.76, 2.37.7, 2.38.2
- n8n n8n 1.123.76, 2.37.7, 2.38.2
CISA SSVC
- Exploitation
- none
- Automatable
- no
- Technical impact
- partial
- Assessed
- 1 mo ago
Exploit prediction
0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days, higher than 17% of all scored CVEs (FIRST EPSS, 2026-11-08).
CVSS scores
| assigned by | version | score | vector |
|---|---|---|---|
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N |
| CNA | 4.0 | 6.3 | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X |
| NVD | 3.1 | 5.3 | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:L/A:N |
Affected packages
| ecosystem | package | affected | fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | n8n | <1.123.76 >=2.38.0, <2.38.2 >=2.0.0, <2.37.7 |
1.123.76 2.38.2 2.37.7 |
Affected products
- n8n-io n8n
Classification
- Weakness
-
- CWE-347 Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature
References
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-5m98-cgcr-xx3q
web, mitigation, vendor-advisory
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@1.123.76
web, release-notes
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7
web, release-notes
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2
web, release-notes
-
nvd.nist.gov
/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86080
advisory
-
github.com
/n8n-io/n8n
package
Sources
- CVE List CVE-2026-86080
- GitHub Advisory GHSA-5m98-cgcr-xx3q
- NVD CVE-2026-86080
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