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TI-2026-46454 Aliases CVE-2026-65016GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf

n8n before 1.123.64, 2.29.8, and 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via SSO Instance-Role

Priority LOW 36CWE-639Published · Updated

Key facts

Attack vector
Network
Privileges required
Low
User interaction
None
Attack complexity
Low
Attack requirements
Present
Impact type
Security bypass
Confidentiality · integrity · availability
High · High · High
Fix status
Fixed

Attack profile from CVSS 4.0 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-639.

Summary

n8n versions before 1.123.64, 2.29.8, and 2.30.1 contain a privilege escalation vulnerability in Enterprise SSO instance-role provisioning. The provisioning path maps an IdP-asserted role claim to an n8n global role but does not prevent assignment of the global:owner role (unlike the token-exchange identity path, which rejects it). An SSO-authenticated user whose instance-role claim resolves to global:owner is provisioned as instance owner, gaining full administrative control over workflows, credentials, users, and instance configuration. Exploitation requires that Enterprise SSO is configured, instance-role provisioning is enabled via N8N_SSO_SCOPES_PROVISION_INSTANCE_ROLE (disabled by default), and the attacker controls the instance-role claim value issued by the IdP.

Why it matters now

Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00447 39th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed n8n (n8n-io): 1.123.64, 2.30.1, 2.29.8n8n (npm): 1.123.64, 2.30.1, 2.29.8

SSVC decision points

CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3

Exploitation
None
Automatable
No
Technical impact
Total

The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.

Affected products

VendorProductAffected versionsFixed inStatusSource
n8nn8nbefore 1.123.641.123.64Patch availableCNA
n8nn8n2.30.0 to before 2.30.12.30.1Patch availableCNA
n8nn8n2.0.0-rc.0 to before 2.29.82.29.8Patch availableCNA
—n8n (npm)before 1.123.641.123.64Patch availableGHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf
—n8n (npm)2.30.0 to before 2.30.12.30.1Patch availableGHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf
—n8n (npm)2.0.0-rc.0 to before 2.29.82.29.8Patch availableGHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected before 1.123.64 Fixed in 1.123.64 Patch available CNA
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected 2.30.0 to before 2.30.1 Fixed in 2.30.1 Patch available CNA
  • n8n Vendorn8n Affected 2.0.0-rc.0 to before 2.29.8 Fixed in 2.29.8 Patch available CNA
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected before 1.123.64 Fixed in 1.123.64 Patch available GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.30.0 to before 2.30.1 Fixed in 2.30.1 Patch available GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf
  • n8n (npm) Vendor— Affected 2.0.0-rc.0 to before 2.29.8 Fixed in 2.29.8 Patch available GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf

CPE configurations NVD · 6

CPEVersionsRoleVendor
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:*before 1.123.64Vulnerablen8n
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*before 1.123.64Vulnerablen8n
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:*2.0.0 to before 2.29.8Vulnerablen8n
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*2.0.0 to before 2.29.8Vulnerablen8n
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:*2.30.0Vulnerablen8n
cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:*2.30.0Vulnerablen8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.123.64 Vulnerable ·n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* Versions before 1.123.64 Vulnerable ·n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.29.8 Vulnerable ·n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:*:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* Versions 2.0.0 to before 2.29.8 Vulnerable ·n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:community:node.js:*:* Versions 2.30.0 Vulnerable ·n8n
  • cpe:2.3:a:n8n:n8n:2.30.0:*:*:*:enterprise:node.js:*:* Versions 2.30.0 Vulnerable ·n8n

Remediation

  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 1.123.64
  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 2.30.1
  • Fix · CNA n8n (n8n-io) Fixed in 2.29.8
  • Fix · GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf n8n (npm) Fixed in 1.123.64 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.30.1 Advisory →
  • Fix · GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf n8n (npm) Fixed in 2.29.8 Advisory →

Fixed in the same release

Records fixed by the same vendor advisory or release, as the CNA lists them.

  • Release ·

    n8n-io n8n 2.29.8, 2.30.1

    13 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 3 MEDIUM, 10 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-46758 n8n before 2.29.8 and 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via Token ExchangePriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-46754 n8n before 1.123.64 Sanitizer Bypass Remote Code ExecutionPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-46761 n8n before 1.123.64 Remote Code Execution via Git ClonePriority MEDIUM 40
    Show all 13 records →
  • Release ·

    n8n-io n8n 1.123.64

    9 records Highest priority Priority MEDIUM 2 MEDIUM, 7 LOW

    Other records, highest priority first

    • TI-2026-46754 n8n before 1.123.64 Sanitizer Bypass Remote Code ExecutionPriority MEDIUM 42
    • TI-2026-46761 n8n before 1.123.64 Remote Code Execution via Git ClonePriority MEDIUM 40
    • TI-2026-46755 n8n before 1.123.64 Stored DOM XSS via cachedResultUrlPriority LOW 38
    Show all 9 records →

Timeline

  1. 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-65016
  2. 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmf
  3. 2026-10-29 Affected versions changed · CNA

References

Advisory 2

Other 4

  • TI-2025-42131 n8n Vulnerable to Remote Code Execution via Expression Injection KEVCVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-17560 n8n Vulnerable to Unauthenticated File Access via Improper Webhook Request Handling CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 10.0
  • TI-2026-01167 Authenticated users can bypass the Expression sandbox mechanism to achieve full remote… CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2026-00644 Sandbox escape in n8n Python task runner allows for arbitrary code execution on the underlying host. CVSS 3.1CRITICAL 9.9
  • TI-2025-35293 An arbitrary file upload vulnerability in the Chat Trigger component of N8N v1.95.3… CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
  • TI-2023-12275 The n8n package 0.218.0 for Node.js allows Escalation of Privileges. CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
See all 178 →

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