# CVE-2026-77079: n8n before 2.34.1 Authorization Bypass via Custom Role Deletion

> Attackers with limited project management scope can delete custom roles and reassign themselves to admin, gaining unauthorized control over projects.

- **Severity:** High 7.4 (`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`)
- **Exploited in the wild:** Not known
- **Login needed:** Any signed-in user
- **Attackable:** Over the internet
- **Victim action needed:** Not needed
- **Fix available:** Yes
- **Published:** 20 Aug 2026
- **Updated:** 25 Aug 2026
- **Also known as:** GHSA-49q9-j3mm-wgh5, GHSA-xhmh-8fgr-xqhj, MINI-fghh-584r-mjjj

## What is CVE-2026-77079?

CVE-2026-77079 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in N8n N8n, published on 20 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.

### Official 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.

Weakness: CWE-639 (Authorization Bypass Through User-Controlled Key)

## Which versions are affected by CVE-2026-77079?

It affects 1 product.


Products: N8n N8n.

## How do I fix CVE-2026-77079?

Upgrade to a fixed version.

## Is CVE-2026-77079 being exploited?

There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-77079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

## Other vulnerabilities in N8n N8n

- [CVE-2025-68613](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68613/): n8n Improper Control of Dynamically-Managed Code Resources (critical 10.0, exploited in the wild)
- [CVE-2026-21877](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21877/): n8n is vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Arbitrary File Write (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-21858](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-21858/): n8n Vulnerable to Unauthenticated File Access via Improper Webhook Request Handling (critical 10.0)
- [CVE-2026-1470](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-1470/): n8n Unsafe Workflow Expression Evaluation Allows Remote Code Execution (critical 9.9)
- [CVE-2025-68668](https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2025-68668/): n8n Vulnerable to Arbitrary Command Execution in Pyodide based Python Code Node (critical 9.9)

## Fix prompt for AI coding agents

```text
Check this codebase for CVE-2026-77079 and fix it if it is affected.

What it is: CVE-2026-77079 is a high-severity missing authorization vulnerability in N8n N8n, published on 20 Aug 2026. Any signed-in user can exploit it over the network, with no action from the victim.
Exploitation: There is no known exploitation of CVE-2026-77079 in the wild and no public exploit code.

Affected product: N8n N8n. No package-level version data is available, so check the vendor advisory linked from the reference page.

Task:
1. Search the dependency manifests and lockfiles (for example package.json, package-lock.json, requirements.txt, poetry.lock, uv.lock, pom.xml, build.gradle, go.mod, Cargo.lock, Gemfile.lock) and any Dockerfiles for the affected packages, including transitive dependencies.
2. If an affected version is in use, upgrade it to the fixed version for its release line with the project's package manager, so the lockfile is regenerated. Prefer the smallest upgrade that fixes it.
3. If there is no fix, or the upgrade would break the build, do not guess: explain the risk and the safest workaround instead.
4. Run the tests and summarise what changed and why.
5. If nothing in the project is affected, say so and change nothing.

Reference: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77079/ (Markdown: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77079/index.md)
```

## Sources

- CVE record: https://www.cve.org/CVERecord?id=CVE-2026-77079
- NVD: https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-77079
- OSV: https://osv.dev/vulnerability/CVE-2026-77079

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From sbomify Insights: https://insights.sbomify.com/CVE-2026-77079/
Summaries are generated and may contain mistakes; the official description above is the record.