An improper authorization vulnerability in the /api/v1/users/{id} endpoint of Snipe-IT…
Priority MEDIUM 62CWE-285Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- Low
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- None · High · None
- Fix status
- No fix listed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CISA ADP. Fix status from CNA. Impact type from CWE-285.
Summary
An improper authorization vulnerability in the /api/v1/users/{id} endpoint of Snipe-IT v8.4.0 allows authenticated attackers with the users.edit permission to modify sensitive authentication and account-state fields of other non-admin users via supplying a crafted PUT request.
Why it matters now
Exploitation Proof of concept CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00311 24th percentileScored 2026-11-07
Public exploit Yes 2 exploit referencesTagged by NVD
Fix No fix listed No fixed version in the sources yet
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- Poc
- Automatable
- No
- Technical impact
- Partial
The decision (Track, Attend, Act) also depends on your mission and well-being impact; see CISA's SSVC guide.
Affected products
| Vendor | Product | Affected versions | Fixed in | Status | Source |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | — | all versions | — | No fix listed | CNA |
- — Vendor— Affected all versions Fixed in — No fix listed CNA
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:snipeitapp:snipe-it:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | 8.4.0 | Vulnerable | grokability |
- cpe:2.3:a:snipeitapp:snipe-it:8.4.0:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions 8.4.0 Vulnerable ·grokability
Remediation
No fixed version listed by the sources yet.
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-38533
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-r9hg-f94w-656h
References
More grokability Snipe-it vulnerabilities
- TI-2026-45238 Snipe-IT: Stored XSS via Inline XML Rendering in the Uploaded Files API CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.7
- TI-2026-59327 Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Authentication Bypass via SAML Username Collation CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.6
- TI-2026-44513 Snipe-IT: Stored XSS via Custom Field name in asset-list column headers CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.4
- TI-2023-05072 Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in snipe/snipe-it CVSS 3.1HIGH 8.8
- TI-2026-59308 Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Arbitrary File Read and SSRF via Markdown CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
- TI-2026-59298 Snipe-IT before 8.7.0 Arbitrary File Read and SSRF via Category EULA CVSS 4.0HIGH 8.4
Sources
- CVE-2026-38533 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-38533 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-r9hg-f94w-656h · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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