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Snipe It EUVDEUVD-2026-42985

| CVE-2026-55843 HIGH
Improper Privilege Management (CWE-269)
2026-07-10 GitHub_M GHSA-j5g3-42wp-gqm3
7.0
CVSS 4.0 · Vendor: GitHub_M
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Vulnerability Assessment

Weakness
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A06:2025 - Insecure Design
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Least privilege enforcement
MITRE ATT&CK

1 technique across 1 tactic: Privilege Escalation

The technique list with ATT&CK links and the kill-chain view is part of the Basic plan and up.

This Week Schedule remediation this week. Why: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 10, 2026

Improper permission handling in Snipe-IT before 8.6.0 lets a privileged user strip another user's administrative or granular permissions when editing their account. Because UsersController::update() treats a missing permissions field as a sparse payload rather than a no-op, an administrator editing another administrator — or any user holding users.edit editing a regular account — can silently wipe the target's privileges. No public exploit identified at time of analysis; this is an authenticated integrity/availability issue rather than a remote takeover.

Affected VersionsENISA

snipe-it < 8.6.0

Affected Packages

composer snipe/snipe-it fix: 8.6.0
euvd snipe_it fix: 8.6.0

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

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Severity by source

Vendor (GitHub_M) PRIMARY 7.0 HIGH
CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:N/VI:H/VA:H/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M) · only source for this CVE.

CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Attack Requirements
None
Privileges Required
High
User Interaction
None
Vulnerable system: Confidentiality
None
Vulnerable system: Integrity
High
Vulnerable system: Availability
High
Subsequent system: Confidentiality
None
Subsequent system: Integrity
None
Subsequent system: Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Jul 10, 2026 - 20:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.0, UsersController::update() passes a missing permission request field through NormalizePermissionsPayloadAction and PreserveUnauthorizedPrivilegedPermissionsAction in a way that can overwrite a target user’s permissions with a sparse result, allowing an administrator updating another administrator, or a user with users.edit updating a regular account, to remove the target’s administrative or granular permissions. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.0.

Executive ViewAI

Why It Matters

Snipe-IT versions before 8.6.0 contain a permission-handling vulnerability allowing administrators to silently strip administrative access from other accounts, including other administrators. This enables privilege-stripping attacks that could disable critical accounts, prevent emergency security operations, or disrupt asset management functions. Organizations should prioritize immediate upgrade to version 8.6.0 or later.

Recommended Action

Within 24 hours: Review Snipe-IT audit logs for recent unauthorized permission revocations; export a list of all users with Admin role or users.edit permission; implement available access controls (IP whitelisting, MFA) for user management functions if supported. Within 7 days: Back up production Snipe-IT database; test and validate Snipe-IT 8.6.0 or later upgrade in staging environment; create upgrade runbook and rollback plan. Within 30 days: Execute production upgrade to Snipe-IT 8.6.0 or later; verify all user permissions post-upgrade; audit permission changes made prior to upgrade for suspicious activity.

Business Impact: High
Compensating Controls

Apply vendor patch.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 78% exploitable
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Social Media
1
Sightings
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High

How this decision was reached

The engine reads each signal below and applies a fixed list of rules from top to bottom. The first rule that matches sets the recommended action – like a statement, every line is shown.

SignalValue
Severity HIGH
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9)
What every action level means
Emergency Immediate action required. Criteria: CRITICAL + in CISA KEV (actively exploited) without patch, OR CRITICAL + EPSS > 30% without patch, OR CRITICAL + active threat signals without patch.
Act Now Prioritize within 24-48h. Criteria: in KEV with patch available, OR CRITICAL + public POC, OR HIGH + EPSS > 10%, OR CRITICAL + active threat, OR any CRITICAL severity.
This Week Schedule remediation this week. Criteria: HIGH severity (CVSS 7.0-8.9). Patch within normal change window.
This Month Plan within 30 days. Criteria: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9), lower exploitation probability. Include in regular patch cycle.
Monitor Track and reassess. Criteria: LOW severity (CVSS 0.1-3.9), minimal exploitation risk. No immediate action needed.

SSVC AssessmentENISA

SSVC Decision
Scheduled
Exploitation
None
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact
High
Technical Impact
Total

Priority Score

55
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +35
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

Attack Technique

Privilege escalation occurs when an attacker leverages flaws in access control mechanisms to gain permissions beyond what they were originally granted.

CVE-2023-5511 HIGH POC
8.8 Oct 11

Cross-Site Request Forgery (CSRF) in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to v.6.2.3. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8),

CVE-2022-23064 HIGH POC
8.8 May 02

In Snipe-IT, versions v3.0-alpha to v5.3.7 are vulnerable to Host Header Injection. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.8), this

CVE-2021-4130 HIGH POC
8.8 Dec 18

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CVE-2021-3858 HIGH POC
8.8 Oct 19

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CVE-2026-63493 HIGH POC
8.6 Sep 24

Two-factor authentication bypass in Snipe-IT (all releases before 8.7.0) allows an attacker who already knows a victim's

CVE-2022-2997 HIGH POC
8.0 Aug 25

Session Fixation in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to 6.0.10. Rated high severity (CVSS 8.0), this vulnerability

CVE-2022-1155 HIGH POC
7.4 Mar 30

Old sessions are not blocked by the login enable function. Rated high severity (CVSS 7.4), this vulnerability is remotel

CVE-2021-4075 HIGH POC
7.2 Dec 06

snipe-it is vulnerable to Server-Side Request Forgery (SSRF). Rated high severity (CVSS 7.2), this vulnerability is remo

CVE-2026-55460 HIGH POC
7.1 Jul 10

Broken authorization in Snipe-IT before 8.6.2 lets an authenticated non-admin user who holds users.view and users.edit -

CVE-2026-48507 HIGH POC
7.1 Jun 08

Privilege escalation via authorization bypass in Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.6.0 allows any authenticated user holding

CVE-2024-48987 MEDIUM POC
6.6 Oct 11

Snipe-IT before 7.0.10 allows remote code execution (associated with cookie serialization) when an attacker knows the AP

CVE-2022-1511 MEDIUM POC
6.5 Apr 28

Missing Authorization in GitHub repository snipe/snipe-it prior to 5.4.4. Rated medium severity (CVSS 6.5), this vulnera

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