n8n before 1.123.64, 2.29.8, and 2.30.1 Privilege Escalation via SSO Instance-Role
Description
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.
Affected packages
Versions sourced from the GitHub Security Advisory.
| Package | Affected versions | Patched versions |
|---|---|---|
n8nnpm | < 1.123.64 | 1.123.64 |
n8nnpm | >= 2.30.0, < 2.30.1 | 2.30.1 |
n8nnpm | >= 2.0.0-rc.0, < 2.29.8 | 2.29.8 |
Affected products
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References
7- github.com/advisories/GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmfghsaADVISORY
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/security/advisories/GHSA-35q8-9mj6-wjmfghsavendor-advisoryWEB
- nvd.nist.gov/vuln/detail/CVE-2026-65016ghsaADVISORY
- www.vulncheck.com/advisories/n8n-before-privilege-escalation-via-sso-instance-roleghsathird-party-advisoryWEB
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]ghsaWEB
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]ghsaWEB
- github.com/n8n-io/n8n/releases/tag/[email protected]ghsaWEB
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