medium5.3
CVE-2026-86080
n8n: GitHub Trigger 422 Reuse Path Skips Webhook Secret Storage, Causing Signature Verification to Fail-Open
Impact
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.
Affected packages
| Ecosystem | Package | Affected | Fixed in |
|---|---|---|---|
| npm | n8n | < 1.123.76 | 1.123.76 |
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions |
|---|---|---|
| N8n | N8n | before 1.123.76 from 2.0.0 before 2.37.7 from 2.38.0 before 2.38.2 |
Weakness classification
References
- NVD record
- CVE.org record
- GitHub advisory
- https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-5m98-cgcr-xx3q
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-5m98-cgcr-xx3q
- https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86080
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@1.123.76
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7
- https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2