GitHub Advisoryadvisory · npm

GHSA-cqr2-h44g-v75v n8n: Cross-Tenant Project-Member PII Disclosure via Missing Per-Project Scope Check on Role Assignment Endpoints

MEDIUM Published 2026-09-10 Modified 2026-09-10 Official page ↗
Aliases
CVE-2026-86085
Ecosystem
npm
Packages
n8n
Severity
Moderate
CVSS vector
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N
Weaknesses
CWE-862
Reviewed
2026-09-10

Affected packages

• npm n8n: >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2 → fixed in 2.38.2 • npm n8n: < 2.37.7 → fixed in 2.37.7

Description

Impact The endpoints `/rest/roles/:slug/assignments` and `/rest/roles/:slug/assignments/:projectId/members` checked only that the caller could manage the role type, not that they could see the project named in the request. A user holding role-management permission could therefore name any project on the instance and read back its members' names and email addresses. The patch adds a project-access check to both routes, hiding projects the caller cannot see and returning not-found for a project it cannot list. Patches The issue has been fixed in n8n versions 2.38.2 and 2.37.7. Users should upgrade to one of these versions or later to remediate the vulnerability. Workarounds If upgrading is not immediately possible, administrators should consider the following temporary mitigations: • Restrict n8n instance access to fully trusted users only. • Audit and revoke any custom global roles that carry the `role:manageProject` scope, limiting that scope to fully trusted users only. These workarounds do not fully remediate the risk and should only be used as short-term mitigation measures.

Related

Alias · CVE (1)

  • CVE-2026-86085 n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. vulnerability

Weakness · CWE (1)

  • CWE-862 Missing Authorization weakness

References