ci: Refine Trivy scans, centralizes security config (#26384)

.github/WORKFLOWS.md

@@ -599,10 +599,10 @@ npm audit signatures n8n@VERSION
 
 VEX documents which CVEs actually affect n8n vs false positives from scanners.
 
-- **File:** `vex.openvex.json` (repo root)
+- **File:** `security/vex.openvex.json`
 - **Format:** OpenVEX (broad scanner compatibility - Trivy, Docker Scout, etc.)
 - **Attached to:** GitHub Release, Docker image attestations
-- **Used by:** Trivy scans (via `.github/trivy.yaml`)
+- **Used by:** Trivy scans (via `security/trivy.yaml`)
 
 **VEX Status Types:**
 | Status | Meaning |
@@ -620,7 +620,7 @@ cosign verify-attestation --type openvex \
   ghcr.io/n8n-io/n8n:VERSION
 ```
 
-**Adding a CVE statement to vex.openvex.json:**
+**Adding a CVE statement to security/vex.openvex.json:**
 ```json
 {
   "statements": [

.github/workflows/docker-build-push.yml

@@ -330,7 +330,7 @@ jobs:
     secrets:
       registry-password: ${{ secrets.GITHUB_TOKEN }}
 
-  # VEX Attestation - Documents which CVEs affect us (vex.openvex.json)
+  # VEX Attestation - Documents which CVEs affect us (security/vex.openvex.json)
   vex-attestation:
     name: VEX Attestation
     needs: [determine-build-context, build-and-push-docker, create_multi_arch_manifest, provenance-n8n, provenance-runners, provenance-runners-distroless]
@@ -349,7 +349,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
 
       - name: Install Cosign
-        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@d7543c93d881b35a8faa02e8e3605f69b7a1ce62 # v3.10.0
+        uses: sigstore/cosign-installer@7e8b541eb2e61bf99390e1afd4be13a184e9ebc5 # v3.10.1
 
       - name: Login to GHCR
         uses: docker/login-action@9780b0c442fbb1117ed29e0efdff1e18412f7567 # v3.3.0
@@ -363,7 +363,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cosign attest --yes \
             --type openvex \
-            --predicate vex.openvex.json \
+            --predicate security/vex.openvex.json \
             ${{ needs.create_multi_arch_manifest.outputs.n8n_image }}@${{ needs.create_multi_arch_manifest.outputs.n8n_digest }}
 
       - name: Attest VEX to runners image
@@ -371,7 +371,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cosign attest --yes \
             --type openvex \
-            --predicate vex.openvex.json \
+            --predicate security/vex.openvex.json \
             ${{ needs.create_multi_arch_manifest.outputs.runners_image }}@${{ needs.create_multi_arch_manifest.outputs.runners_digest }}
 
       - name: Attest VEX to runners-distroless image
@@ -379,7 +379,7 @@ jobs:
         run: |
           cosign attest --yes \
             --type openvex \
-            --predicate vex.openvex.json \
+            --predicate security/vex.openvex.json \
             ${{ needs.create_multi_arch_manifest.outputs.runners_distroless_image }}@${{ needs.create_multi_arch_manifest.outputs.runners_distroless_digest }}
 
   security-scan:

.github/workflows/sbom-generation-callable.yml

@@ -68,11 +68,11 @@ jobs:
           # Upload SBOM and VEX files to the existing release
           gh release upload "${{ inputs.release_tag_ref }}" \
             sbom-source.cdx.json \
-            vex.openvex.json \
+            security/vex.openvex.json \
             --clobber
 
           COMPONENT_COUNT=$(jq '.components | length' sbom-source.cdx.json 2>/dev/null || echo "unknown")
-          VEX_STATEMENTS=$(jq '.statements | length' vex.openvex.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
+          VEX_STATEMENTS=$(jq '.statements | length' security/vex.openvex.json 2>/dev/null || echo "0")
           echo "SBOM and VEX attached to release"
           echo "  - SBOM: $COMPONENT_COUNT components"
           echo "  - VEX: $VEX_STATEMENTS CVE statements"

.github/workflows/security-trivy-scan-callable.yml

@@ -34,8 +34,9 @@ jobs:
         uses: actions/checkout@11bd71901bbe5b1630ceea73d27597364c9af683 # v4.2.2
         with:
           sparse-checkout: |
-            vex.openvex.json
-            .github/trivy.yaml
+            security/vex.openvex.json
+            security/trivy.yaml
+            security/trivy-ignore-policy.rego
           sparse-checkout-cone-mode: false
 
       - name: Pull Docker image with retry
@@ -46,7 +47,7 @@ jobs:
           done
 
       - name: Run Trivy vulnerability scanner
-        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@dc5a429b52fcf669ce959baa2c2dd26090d2a6c4 # v0.32.0
+        uses: aquasecurity/trivy-action@e368e328979b113139d6f9068e03accaed98a518 # v0.34.1
         id: trivy_scan
         with:
           image-ref: ${{ inputs.image_ref }}
@@ -55,7 +56,7 @@ jobs:
           severity: 'CRITICAL,HIGH,MEDIUM,LOW'
           ignore-unfixed: false
           exit-code: '0'
-          trivy-config: '.github/trivy.yaml'
+          trivy-config: 'security/trivy.yaml'
 
       - name: Calculate vulnerability counts
         id: process_results

scripts/scan-n8n-image.mjs

@@ -14,6 +14,15 @@ const scriptDir = path.dirname(new URL(import.meta.url).pathname);
 const isInScriptsDir = path.basename(scriptDir) === 'scripts';
 const rootDir = isInScriptsDir ? path.join(scriptDir, '..') : scriptDir;
 
+const assertPathWithinRoot = (envVar, defaultRelPath) => {
+	const resolved = path.resolve(process.env[envVar] || path.join(rootDir, defaultRelPath));
+	if (!resolved.startsWith(rootDir + path.sep) && resolved !== rootDir) {
+		echo(chalk.red(`Error: ${envVar} must resolve within the repository root`));
+		process.exit(1);
+	}
+	return resolved;
+};
+
 // #region ===== Configuration =====
 const config = {
 	imageBaseName: process.env.IMAGE_BASE_NAME || 'n8nio/n8n',
@@ -27,7 +36,8 @@ const config = {
 	scanners: process.env.TRIVY_SCANNERS || 'vuln',
 	quiet: process.env.TRIVY_QUIET === 'true',
 	rootDir: rootDir,
-	vexFile: process.env.TRIVY_VEX || path.join(rootDir, 'vex.openvex.json'),
+	vexFile: assertPathWithinRoot('TRIVY_VEX', 'security/vex.openvex.json'),
+	ignorePolicyFile: assertPathWithinRoot('TRIVY_IGNORE_POLICY', 'security/trivy-ignore-policy.rego'),
 };
 
 config.fullImageName = `${config.imageBaseName}:${config.imageTag}`;
@@ -54,6 +64,7 @@ const printSummary = (status, time, message) => {
 	echo(chalk.gray(`  • Severity Levels: ${config.severity}`));
 	echo(chalk.gray(`  • Scanners: ${config.scanners}`));
 	echo(chalk.gray(`  • VEX file: ${config.vexFile}`));
+	echo(chalk.gray(`  • Ignore policy: ${config.ignorePolicyFile}`));
 	if (config.ignoreUnfixed) echo(chalk.gray(`  • Ignored unfixed: yes`));
 	echo(chalk.blue.bold('========================'));
 };
@@ -94,6 +105,8 @@ const printSummary = (status, time, message) => {
 		'/var/run/docker.sock:/var/run/docker.sock',
 		'-v',
 		`${config.vexFile}:/vex.openvex.json:ro`,
+		'-v',
+		`${config.ignorePolicyFile}:/trivy-ignore-policy.rego:ro`,
 		config.trivyImage,
 		'image',
 		'--severity',
@@ -107,6 +120,8 @@ const printSummary = (status, time, message) => {
 		'--no-progress',
 		'--vex',
 		'/vex.openvex.json',
+		'--ignore-policy',
+		'/trivy-ignore-policy.rego',
 	];
 
 	if (config.ignoreUnfixed) trivyArgs.push('--ignore-unfixed');

security/trivy-ignore-policy.rego

@@ -0,0 +1,14 @@
+# Trivy ignore policy for n8n security scans.
+# n8n's own published CVEs/GHSAs are intentionally excluded from internal
+# scan results. Vulnerabilities in the n8n package should be visible to
+# anyone running an older version — they indicate an upgrade is required.
+# VEX (vex.openvex.json) covers third-party dependency false positives only.
+package trivy
+
+import future.keywords.if
+
+default ignore := false
+
+ignore if {
+	input.PkgName == "n8n"
+}

security/trivy.yaml

@@ -2,4 +2,5 @@
 # See: https://trivy.dev/latest/docs/references/configuration/config-file/
 vulnerability:
   vex:
-    - vex.openvex.json
+    - security/vex.openvex.json
+  ignore-policy: security/trivy-ignore-policy.rego

security/vex.openvex.json

@@ -3,8 +3,8 @@
 	"@context": "https://openvex.dev/ns/v0.2.0",
 	"@id": "https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/vex",
 	"author": "n8n Security Team <security@n8n.io>",
-	"timestamp": "2026-02-13T00:00:00Z",
-	"version": 3,
+	"timestamp": "2026-03-01T00:00:00Z",
+	"version": 5,
 	"statements": [
 		{
 			"vulnerability": {