CVE-2026-48493
Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 5.5 Medium
- Published
- Jun 23, 2026
- Updated
- Jun 25, 2026
- Reserved
- May 21, 2026
Description
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.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3.1 | 5.5 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N | GitHub_M |
Weaknesses
- CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
snipe-itgrokability |
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References
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