From b812bc74219bf96c10000b6a15bb3a6f79e5c368 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Thomas Kaul <4159106+dtslvr@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Wed, 5 Aug 2026 07:34:21 +0200
Subject: [PATCH] Task/guard system tags in admin control panel (#7532)

* Guard system tags against deletion and renaming

* Update changelog
---
 CHANGELOG.md                                         |  4 ++++
 apps/api/src/app/endpoints/tags/tags.controller.ts   |  5 +++--
 .../components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.html    | 12 ++++++++++--
 .../app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.ts  |  9 +++++++--
 libs/common/src/lib/config.ts                        |  8 +++++++-
 libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts                        |  9 ++++++++-
 6 files changed, 39 insertions(+), 8 deletions(-)

diff --git a/CHANGELOG.md b/CHANGELOG.md
index fb6b3ef37..426cca929 100644
--- a/CHANGELOG.md
+++ b/CHANGELOG.md
@@ -11,6 +11,10 @@ and this project adheres to [Semantic Versioning](https://semver.org/spec/v2.0.0
 
 - Added the platform logo to the account selector in the create or update activity dialog
 
+### Changed
+
+- Guarded the system tags against deletion and renaming in the tag management of the admin control panel
+
 ## 3.42.0 - 2026-08-04
 
 ### Changed
diff --git a/apps/api/src/app/endpoints/tags/tags.controller.ts b/apps/api/src/app/endpoints/tags/tags.controller.ts
index 21e29c6ab..cd043b593 100644
--- a/apps/api/src/app/endpoints/tags/tags.controller.ts
+++ b/apps/api/src/app/endpoints/tags/tags.controller.ts
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@ import { HasPermission } from '@ghostfolio/api/decorators/has-permission.decorat
 import { HasPermissionGuard } from '@ghostfolio/api/guards/has-permission.guard';
 import { TagService } from '@ghostfolio/api/services/tag/tag.service';
 import { CreateTagDto, UpdateTagDto } from '@ghostfolio/common/dtos';
+import { isSystemTag } from '@ghostfolio/common/helper';
 import { hasPermission, permissions } from '@ghostfolio/common/permissions';
 import { RequestWithUser } from '@ghostfolio/common/types';
 
@@ -69,7 +70,7 @@ export class TagsController {
       id
     });
 
-    if (!originalTag) {
+    if (!originalTag || isSystemTag(originalTag)) {
       throw new HttpException(
         getReasonPhrase(StatusCodes.FORBIDDEN),
         StatusCodes.FORBIDDEN
@@ -94,7 +95,7 @@ export class TagsController {
       id
     });
 
-    if (!originalTag) {
+    if (!originalTag || isSystemTag(originalTag)) {
       throw new HttpException(
         getReasonPhrase(StatusCodes.FORBIDDEN),
         StatusCodes.FORBIDDEN
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.html b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.html
index 2edad000d..c7cbe37c0 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.html
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.html
@@ -83,7 +83,11 @@
         <ion-icon name="ellipsis-horizontal" />
       </button>
       <mat-menu #tagMenu="matMenu" xPosition="before">
-        <button mat-menu-item (click)="onUpdateTag(element)">
+        <button
+          mat-menu-item
+          [disabled]="isSystemTag(element)"
+          (click)="onUpdateTag(element)"
+        >
           <span class="align-items-center d-flex">
             <ion-icon class="mr-2" name="create-outline" />
             <span><ng-container i18n>Edit</ng-container>...</span>
@@ -92,7 +96,11 @@
         <hr class="m-0" />
         <button
           mat-menu-item
-          [disabled]="element.accountCount > 0 || element.activityCount > 0"
+          [disabled]="
+            element.accountCount > 0 ||
+            element.activityCount > 0 ||
+            isSystemTag(element)
+          "
           (click)="onDeleteTag(element.id)"
         >
           <span class="align-items-center d-flex">
diff --git a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.ts b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.ts
index ca9143e53..12ac1f368 100644
--- a/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.ts
+++ b/apps/client/src/app/components/admin-tag/admin-tag.component.ts
@@ -2,7 +2,11 @@ import { UserService } from '@ghostfolio/client/services/user/user.service';
 import { DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE } from '@ghostfolio/common/config';
 import { CreateTagDto, UpdateTagDto } from '@ghostfolio/common/dtos';
 import { ConfirmationDialogType } from '@ghostfolio/common/enums';
-import { getLocale, getLowercase } from '@ghostfolio/common/helper';
+import {
+  getLocale,
+  getLowercase,
+  isSystemTag
+} from '@ghostfolio/common/helper';
 import { translate } from '@ghostfolio/ui/i18n';
 import { NotificationService } from '@ghostfolio/ui/notifications';
 import { DataService } from '@ghostfolio/ui/services';
@@ -67,6 +71,7 @@ export class GfAdminTagComponent implements OnInit {
     'activities',
     'actions'
   ];
+  protected readonly isSystemTag = isSystemTag;
   protected readonly pageSize = DEFAULT_PAGE_SIZE;
   protected tags: Tag[];
   protected readonly translate = translate;
@@ -99,7 +104,7 @@ export class GfAdminTagComponent implements OnInit {
               return id === params['tagId'];
             });
 
-            if (tag) {
+            if (tag && !isSystemTag(tag)) {
               this.openUpdateTagDialog(tag);
             }
           } else {
diff --git a/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts b/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts
index bb4ace0c5..cbd77740a 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/lib/config.ts
@@ -338,10 +338,16 @@ export const SUPPORTED_LANGUAGE_CODES = [
   'zh'
 ] as const;
 
+export const TAG_ID_DEMO = 'efa08cb3-9b9d-4974-ac68-db13a19c4874';
 export const TAG_ID_EMERGENCY_FUND = '4452656d-9fa4-4bd0-ba38-70492e31d180';
 export const TAG_ID_EXCLUDE_FROM_ANALYSIS =
   'f2e868af-8333-459f-b161-cbc6544c24bd';
-export const TAG_ID_DEMO = 'efa08cb3-9b9d-4974-ac68-db13a19c4874';
+
+export const TAG_IDS_SYSTEM = [
+  TAG_ID_DEMO,
+  TAG_ID_EMERGENCY_FUND,
+  TAG_ID_EXCLUDE_FROM_ANALYSIS
+];
 
 export const THROTTLE_DAILY_KEY = 'daily';
 export const THROTTLE_DAILY_TTL = ms('1 day');
diff --git a/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts b/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts
index 6c0d6ea45..0778f84f1 100644
--- a/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts
+++ b/libs/common/src/lib/helper.ts
@@ -43,7 +43,8 @@ import {
   ghostfolioFearAndGreedIndexSymbolStocks,
   ghostfolioPrefix,
   SEARCH_QUERY_MINIMUM_LENGTH,
-  TAG_ID_EXCLUDE_FROM_ANALYSIS
+  TAG_ID_EXCLUDE_FROM_ANALYSIS,
+  TAG_IDS_SYSTEM
 } from './config';
 import {
   AssetProfileIdentifier,
@@ -557,6 +558,12 @@ export function isSplitRatio({
   );
 }
 
+export function isSystemTag(tag?: { id: string }) {
+  return TAG_IDS_SYSTEM.some((id) => {
+    return id === tag?.id;
+  });
+}
+
 export function isValidCustomAssetProfileSymbol(aSymbol: string) {
   return hasGhostfolioPrefix(aSymbol) || isUUID(aSymbol);
 }