n8n before 2.34.1 Authorization Bypass via Custom Role Deletion

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Summary

CVECVE-2026-77079
StatePUBLISHED
AssignerVulnCheck
Source PriorityCVE Program / NVD first with legacy fallback
Published2026-08-20 12:16:39 UTC
Updated2026-08-21 12:16:35 UTC
Descriptionn8n before 2.34.1 and 2.33.4 contains an authorization bypass in the custom project role deletion (reassignment) path. When deleting a custom project role with a reassignment target, the code validated only that the target role existed and was project-scoped, performing no project-level authorization check. A user holding only the narrow role:manageProject global scope could delete any custom project role in use on the instance and reassign its holders (including themselves) to the built-in project:admin role, gaining full administrative control of projects they had no legitimate access to.

Risk And Classification

Primary CVSS: v4.0 7.4 HIGH from [email protected]

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

EPSS: 0.002280000 probability, percentile 0.138990000 (date 2026-08-21)

Problem Types: CWE-639 | CWE-639 Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key

VersionSourceTypeScoreSeverityVector
4.0[email protected]Secondary7.4HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/C...
4.0CNACVSS7.4HIGHCVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H

CVSS v4.0 Breakdown

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
Present
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Confidentiality
High
Integrity
Low
Availability
Low
Sub Conf.
High
Sub Integrity
High
Sub Availability
High

CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:P/PR:L/UI:N/VC:H/VI:L/VA:L/SC:H/SI:H/SA:H/E:X/CR:X/IR:X/AR:X/MAV:X/MAC:X/MAT:X/MPR:X/MUI:X/MVC:X/MVI:X/MVA:X/MSC:X/MSI:X/MSA:X/S:X/AU:X/R:X/V:X/RE:X/U:X

Vendor Declared Affected Products

SourceVendorProductVersionPlatforms
CNA N8n-io N8n affected 2.34.0 2.34.1 semver Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n unaffected 2.34.1 semver Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n affected 2.0.0 2.33.4 semver Not specified
CNA N8n-io N8n unaffected 2.33.4 semver Not specified

References

ReferenceSourceLinkTags
www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-authorization-bypass-via-custom-role-de... [email protected] www.vulncheck.com
github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-xhmh-8fgr-xqhj [email protected] github.com
CVE Program record CVE.ORG www.cve.org canonical
NVD vulnerability detail NVD nvd.nist.gov canonical, analysis

Vendor Comments And Credit

Discovery Credit

CNA: yadhukrishnam (en)

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