Attack ChainAIDerived
Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain
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AccessAuthenticate as non-admin with users.edit
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ExploitCraft POST to /users/bulksave with delete_user=1
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ExecutionBypass missing delete authorization check
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ImpactSoft-delete target non-admin user
Vulnerability Assessment
| Weakness |
CWE
OWASP Top 10:2025
A01:2025 - Broken Access Control
ASVS 5.0
V8 - Authorization Authorization logic validation
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. |
| Exploitation Conditions | Exploitation requires an authenticated Snipe-IT session for a user/role that has been assigned the users.view and users.edit permissions but not users.delete - this specific permission combination is the prerequisite, and it reflects a common least-privilege help-desk/user-manager role. The attacker must POST delete_user=1 with a target ID to the /users/bulksave endpoint. Exploitation is limited to soft-deleting other non-admin users (admin accounts are not affected), the action is reversible by an administrator, and it is only reachable by principals already inside the application with edit-level user-management rights, so fully external unauthenticated attackers cannot trigger it. |
| Impact | The provided CVSS 3.1 vector (AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L, score 7.1) correctly captures a network-reachable, low-complexity attack requiring low privileges and no user interaction, with no confidentiality impact. The I:H rating appears somewhat aggressive: the operation is a reversible soft-delete of a single non-admin user, which a full administrator can restore, so real-world integrity/availability damage is bounded and does not extend to admin accounts or data destruction. There is no EPSS score, KEV listing, or POC in the supplied intelligence, so exploitation probability signals are absent - treat this as a privilege-boundary/permission-escalation issue rather than a mass-exploitation threat. Overall this is a moderate, real but limited-scope authorization bug: prioritize it where least-privilege user-management roles are actively used, but it is not an emergency network RCE. |
| Exploit ScenarioDerived | An insider or a compromised low-privilege help-desk account that has been granted users.view and users.edit (but not users.delete) sends a crafted authenticated POST to /users/bulksave containing delete_user=1 and a target user ID. Because the endpoint only checks update rights, the target non-admin account is soft-deleted, disrupting that user's access without the attacker ever holding delete permission. No public POC is currently identified, but the request is trivial to reproduce given the documented parameter. |
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Alert meAnalysisAIv1 – Jul 10, 2026
Broken authorization in Snipe-IT before 8.6.2 lets an authenticated non-admin user who holds users.view and users.edit - but explicitly not users.delete - soft-delete other non-admin user accounts by POSTing delete_user=1 to /users/bulksave. The root cause is that BulkUsersController::destroy() checks only the 'update' authorization, so the delete permission gate is never enforced. No public exploit identified at time of analysis, and it is not listed in CISA KEV.
RemediationAI
Vendor-released patch: upgrade to Snipe-IT 8.6.2, which corrects BulkUsersController::destroy() to require proper delete authorization (fix commit 374f426f0c6bb7a4f129f7b85051cc1da753a0f5, release https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.2, advisory https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-vgx7-c78r-69w9). If immediate upgrade is not possible, reduce exposure by revoking the users.edit permission from any role that should not delete users so that untrusted principals cannot reach the bulk endpoint (trade-off: those users lose legitimate bulk-edit capability), and audit/restore any improperly soft-deleted accounts via the admin deleted-users view. Optionally restrict network access to the /users/ management routes to trusted admin networks, accepting that remote admins would then need VPN access.
Affected VersionsENISA
Affected Packages
Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)
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Technical ContextAI · show details
Snipe-IT is a PHP/Laravel-based open-source IT asset and license management application that uses a granular permission model (users.view, users.edit, users.delete, etc.) enforced via policy/authorization checks. The flaw is a CWE-863 Incorrect Authorization: the bulk user endpoint (/users/bulksave) routes both bulk edit and bulk delete operations through BulkUsersController::destroy(), which authorizes the actor against the 'update' ability rather than a 'delete' ability. Because the delete branch (triggered by delete_user=1) inherits only the update check, a principal granted edit-but-not-delete can invoke the destructive path. The deletion is a Laravel soft-delete (deleted_at timestamp), so the record is flagged rather than physically removed. Per the CPE cpe:2.3:a:grokability:snipe-it, all versions prior to the fixed 8.6.2 build are in scope.
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Severity by source
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:N/I:H/A:L
Network-reachable authenticated low-priv user (PR:L, AV:N, AC:L); impact is a reversible soft-delete of one non-admin user, so integrity and availability are Low, confidentiality None.
Primary rating from Vendor (GitHub_M).
CVSS VectorVendor: GitHub_M
Lifecycle Timeline
1DescriptionCVE.org
Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, an authenticated non-admin user with users.view and users.edit but without users.delete can directly POST to /users/bulksave with delete_user=1 because BulkUsersController::destroy() authorizes only update, allowing the user to soft-delete another non-admin user. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.
Executive ViewAI
Snipe-IT versions prior to 8.6.2 contain a broken authorization vulnerability allowing authenticated users without explicit delete permissions to soft-delete other user accounts through a bulk operation endpoint. This undermines user access control governance and audit trails, creating risk of unauthorized account removal and potential compliance violations in organizations relying on Snipe-IT for asset and user management.
Until patch 8.6.2 is released: restrict /users/bulksave endpoint access to system administrators only; implement database-level audit logging for user account soft-deletes; enforce least-privilege role assignments, ensuring users.edit and users.view are distributed separately; monitor audit trails for delete operations on user accounts by non-admin users; consider disabling bulk user operations entirely pending patch availability.
Threat Intelligence Overview
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SSVC AssessmentENISA
Priority Score
Attack Technique
Authentication bypass attacks exploit flaws in the verification mechanisms that control access to systems and applications.
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EUVD-2026-42991
GHSA-vgx7-c78r-69w9
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