CVE-2026-77079

n8n before 2.34.1 Authorization Bypass via Custom Role Deletion

HIGH
8.8
CVSS Score
Published: August 20, 2026 at 11:21 AM UTC
Updated: October 24, 2026 at 01:10 PM UTC
2 products affected across 2 vendorsN8NN8N

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Severity
HIGH8.8
Exploit prediction
EPSS 0.5%
SSVC
No known exploit

Description

n8n 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.

Affected

Our own answer: ranges merged, affected separated from platform-only, with confidence and review flags.

95%
v < 2.33.42.34.0
Affected range stops below 2.33.4, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
Affected range stops below 2.34.1, so it looks safe — our inference, not a vendor statement
2.0.0 ≤ v < 2.33.42.34.0 ≤ v < 2.34.12.0.02.34.0
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.33.4 (unaffected)
Vendor states this is fixed in 2.34.1 (unaffected)

Remediation

No guide yet

No remediation guidance has been written for this CVE yet. What the record does show:

SSVC — Action Prioritization

SSVCNo known exploitAutomatablePartial impact

SSVC signals action urgency (what to patch first), separate from CVSS which measures severity.

CVSS

Attack Vector
NETWORK
Complexity
LOW
Privileges
LOW
User Interaction
NONE
Scope
UNCHANGED
Confidentiality
HIGH
Integrity
HIGH
Availability
HIGH
Vector?

Quick Info

StatusANALYZED
CWE
CWE-639

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