CVE-2026-86080 PUBLISHED

n8n: GitHub Trigger 422 Reuse Path Skips Webhook Secret Storage, Causing Signature Verification to Fail-Open

Assigner: GitHub_M
Reserved: 04.09.2026 Published: 08.09.2026 Updated: 08.09.2026

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.

Metrics

CVSS Vector: 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
CVSS Score: 6.3

Product Status

Vendor n8n-io
Product n8n
Versions
  • Version >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2 is affected
  • Version >= 2.0.0, < 2.37.7 is affected
  • Version < 1.123.76 is affected

References

Problem Types

  • CWE-347: Improper Verification of Cryptographic Signature CWE