CVE-2026-86085

MEDIUMCVSS 4.9/10EPSS 0.26%

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CVE-2026-86085 is a medium-severity vulnerability rated 4.9/10 on the CVSS scale. 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. EPSS estimates a 0.26% chance of exploitation in the next 30 days.

Description

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.

Metrics

Weakness Enumeration

Affected Software

VendorProductVersions
N8nN8n< 2.37.7
N8nN8n>= 2.38.0, < 2.38.2

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Timeline

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Frequently Asked Questions

What is CVE-2026-86085?
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.
How severe is CVE-2026-86085?
CVE-2026-86085 has a CVSS score of 4.9/10 (MEDIUM severity). The EPSS model estimates a 0.26% probability of exploitation in the next 30 days.
How do I fix CVE-2026-86085?
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Source: NVD / NIST