---
id: CVE-2026-86085
title: n8n is an open source workflow automation platform
summary: >-
  n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and
  2.38.2, the /rest/roles/:slug/assignments and
  /rest/roles/:slug/assignments/:projectId/members endpoints checked only
  whether the caller could manage the role type. …
severity: medium
cvss: 4.9
cvssVector: 'CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N'
cwe:
  - CWE-862
vendor: n8n
product: n8n
affected:
  - n8n < 2.37.7
  - 'n8n >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2'
patched:
  - n8n 2.38.2
published: '2026-09-08'
updated: '2026-09-14'
sourceUpdated: '2026-09-14T13:18:57.623'
source: NVD
sourceUrl: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86085'
references:
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.37.7'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/n8n@2.38.2'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-cqr2-h44g-v75v'
    label: security-advisories@github.com
  - url: 'https://nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-86085'
  - url: 'https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqr2-h44g-v75v'
tags:
  - nvd
  - cve.org
  - ghsa
  - npm
ssvc:
  exploitation: none
  automatable: 'no'
  technicalImpact: partial
  timestamp: '2026-09-14T12:02:07.579107Z'
scores:
  nvd: 4.9
  cna: 5.1
epss: 0.00444
epssPercentile: 0.36017
aliases:
  - GHSA-cqr2-h44g-v75v
ecosystem: npm
ingestedAt: '2026-09-08T22:12:31.039Z'
---

## Overview

n8n is an open source workflow automation platform. Prior to 2.37.7 and 2.38.2, the /rest/roles/:slug/assignments and /rest/roles/:slug/assignments/:projectId/members endpoints checked only whether the caller could manage the role type. A caller with role:manageProject could name a project the caller could not list and obtain member names and email addresses. The affected controller is packages/cli/src/controllers/role.controller.ts, which omitted the project:list scope check. This issue is fixed in versions 2.37.7 and 2.38.2.

## Affected

- `n8n < 2.37.7`
- `n8n >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2`

## Remediation

Upgrade past the affected range:

- `n8n 2.38.2`

## Package advisory (CVE-2026-86085)

Affected packages:

- `n8n >= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2`
- `n8n < 2.37.7`

Patched in:

- `n8n 2.38.2`
- `n8n 2.37.7`

Source: https://github.com/advisories/GHSA-cqr2-h44g-v75v