Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment
Priority LOW 25CWE-863Published · Updated
Key facts
- Attack vector
- Network
- Privileges required
- High
- User interaction
- None
- Attack complexity
- Low
- Impact type
- Security bypass
- Confidentiality · integrity · availability
- Low · High · None
- Fix status
- Fixed
Attack profile from CVSS 3.1 · CNA. Fix status from CNA and GitHub. Impact type from CWE-863.
Summary
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. In versions prior to 8.6.0, a user with only users.edit can send a PATCH to /api/v1/users/{their_own_id} and grant themselves any permission except admin and superuser — for example `assets.view`, `assets.create`, `reports.view`, import, etc. The issue is patched in version 8.6.0.
Why it matters now
Exploitation None reported CISA SSVC · not in CISA KEV
EPSS 0.00306 23rd percentileScored 2026-11-07
Fix Fixed snipe-it (grokability): 8.6.0snipe/snipe-it (Packagist): 8.6.0
SSVC decision points
CISA ADP · SSVC 2.0.3
- Exploitation
- None
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| grokability | snipe-it | before 8.6.0 | 8.6.0 | Patch available | CNA |
| — | snipe/snipe-it (Packagist) | before 8.6.0 | 8.6.0 | Patch available | GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5 |
- snipe-it Vendorgrokability Affected before 8.6.0 Fixed in 8.6.0 Patch available CNA
- snipe/snipe-it (Packagist) Vendor— Affected before 8.6.0 Fixed in 8.6.0 Patch available GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5
CPE configurations NVD · 1
| CPE | Versions | Role | Vendor |
|---|---|---|---|
| cpe:2.3:a:snipeitapp:snipe-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | before 8.6.0 | Vulnerable | grokability |
- cpe:2.3:a:snipeitapp:snipe-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* Versions before 8.6.0 Vulnerable ·grokability
Remediation
- Fix · CNA snipe-it (grokability) Fixed in 8.6.0
- Fix · GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5 snipe/snipe-it (Packagist) Fixed in 8.6.0 Advisory →
Timeline
- 2026-10-02 Threatist record created from CVE-2026-48493
- 2026-10-03 Alias added: GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5
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-2026-48493 · CVE Program
- CVE-2026-48493 · NVD
- FIRST EPSS
- GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5 · GitHub Advisory Database · CC BY 4.0
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