CVE-2026-56357

n8n before 1.123.15 and 2.5.0 contains a webhook forgery vulnerability in the GitHub Webhook Trigger node that fails to implement HMAC-SHA256 signature verification. Attackers who know the webhook URL can send unsigned POST requests to trigger workflows with arbitrary data, spoofing GitHub webhook events.

CVSS v3 4.0 MEDIUM

4.0^/10

CVSS v3 : MEDIUM

Vector :

Exploitability : 2.2 / Impact : 1.4

Attack Vector NETWORK

Attack Complexity HIGH

Privileges Required NONE

User Interaction NONE

Confidentiality Impact NONE

Integrity Impact LOW

Availability Impact NONE

Scope CHANGED

References

Link	Resource
https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-mqpr-49jj-32rc	Vendor Advisory
https://www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-webhook-forgery-via-missing-hmac-sha256-signature-verification-in-github-webhook-trigger	Third Party Advisory

Configurations

Configuration 1 (hide)

OR	cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:::::community:node.js::
	cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:::::enterprise:node.js::
	cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:::::community:node.js::
	cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:::::enterprise:node.js::

History

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Information

Published : 2026-06-22 22:16

Updated : 2026-06-24 16:47

NVD link : CVE-2026-56357

Mitre link : CVE-2026-56357

CVE.ORG link : CVE-2026-56357

JSON object : View

Products Affected

n8n

n8n

CWE

CWE-290

Authentication Bypass by Spoofing

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