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Snipe-IT EUVDEUVD-2026-42994

| CVE-2026-55462 MEDIUM
Incorrect Authorization (CWE-863)
2026-07-10 security-advisories@github.com GHSA-fc33-6w3q-538h
4.3
CVSS 3.1 · Vendor: github
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Attack ChainAIDerived

Hypothetical attack flow derived from CVE metadata – not a confirmed exploit chain

  1. Access
    Obtain or hold users.view credentials
  2. Delivery
    Authenticate to Snipe-IT web interface
  3. Exploit
    Request /users/{id} or printInventory endpoint
  4. Execution
    Controller checks only users.view gate, skips module permission checks
  5. Persist
    Application eager-loads license, accessory, consumable relationships
  6. Impact
    Read restricted cost and order metadata from rendered response

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 a valid authenticated session in Snipe-IT with at minimum the users.view permission - this is the only prerequisite. No special deployment configuration, non-default feature, or elevated privilege beyond this common role is needed; the flaw exists in the default controller behavior for any Snipe-IT instance prior to 8.6.2. The users.view permission is routinely granted to helpdesk and IT support staff, making the realistic attacker pool broad within any organization using Snipe-IT. What limits exploitation: the attacker must hold valid credentials to the Snipe-IT instance (PR:L - unauthenticated exploitation is not possible); the data exposed is scoped to inventory and cost metadata for items assigned to users the attacker can already view (not arbitrary database access); and there is no integrity or availability impact - exploitation is purely read-only disclosure of financial and asset data.

Impact

The CVSS 4.3 Medium score with vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N is an accurate representation of real-world risk. The confidentiality impact is intentionally scoped to Low - the exposed data is inventory metadata (cost, order information, assigned asset lists) rather than credentials, PII, or system secrets. Attack complexity is Low and no special deployment configuration is needed, meaning any user with a valid users.view account can exploit this immediately. However, the prerequisite of authenticated access (PR:L) meaningfully constrains the attacker pool to internal users or those who have already compromised credentials. No EPSS data was provided, so exploitation probability cannot be quantified; the absence from CISA KEV and no reported POC code suggest exploitation is not occurring at scale. For organizations that use Snipe-IT's granular permission model as a deliberate security boundary - for example, separating helpdesk staff from procurement staff who manage cost-sensitive licensing data - this flaw meaningfully violates that boundary. For small or single-team deployments where users.view holders already have broad access, the practical impact is negligible. The overall priority should be moderate: patch promptly in enterprise multi-role environments, lower urgency for small deployments.

Exploit ScenarioDerived

An authenticated helpdesk technician with only the users.view role navigates to another user's profile page at /users/{id} or accesses the printInventory endpoint in Snipe-IT before version 8.6.2. The controller loads and renders all assigned licenses (including license keys and seat costs), accessories, and consumables for that user without checking whether the requesting technician holds the corresponding module-level view permissions. The technician can systematically enumerate procurement cost data and license assignments across all users they can view, bypassing the organization's intended role-based access controls for financial and inventory data.

This Month Plan within 30 days. Why: MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9).
Patch available 0.3% exploitation probability (EPSS)

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AnalysisAIv1 – Jul 10, 2026

Incorrect authorization in Snipe-IT's UsersController before version 8.6.2 allows any authenticated user holding only the users.view permission to access restricted inventory and procurement metadata - including assigned licenses, accessories, consumables, and associated cost and order data - from modules their direct permissions would otherwise deny. The flaw exists in both the show() and printInventory() controller methods, which enforce authorization only for the user-viewing scope before eagerly loading and rendering related asset relationships without further permission checks. No public exploit exists and this vulnerability is not listed in the CISA KEV catalog, but the low attack complexity and common assignment of users.view to helpdesk staff makes this a realistic insider access-control bypass in enterprise deployments.

RemediationAI

Upgrade Snipe-IT to version 8.6.2 or later, which resolves the incorrect authorization in UsersController::show() and printInventory() - this is the only definitive fix. The patched release is confirmed at https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.2 and the specific fix commit is at https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/374f426f0c6bb7a4f129f7b85051cc1da753a0f5. The full security advisory with additional context is available at https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-fc33-6w3q-538h. As a compensating control prior to patching, restrict the users.view permission exclusively to staff who are already authorized to view license, accessory, and consumable data - this reduces the exposed population but degrades role separation and may impact helpdesk workflows. There is no configuration flag or feature toggle to disable the affected controller behavior without removing user-viewing functionality entirely, so workarounds are limited.

Affected VersionsENISA

snipe-it < 8.6.2

Affected Packages

composer snipe/snipe-it fix: 8.6.1
euvd snipe_it fix: 8.6.2

Source: OSV (Open Source Vulnerabilities)

Affects your stack

Affects 2 packages in composer, euvd

Checking this CVE against your own stacks and servers is part of the Basic plan and up.

Technical ContextAI · show details

Snipe-IT is an open-source IT asset and license management system built on the Laravel PHP framework, using Eloquent ORM for relational data modeling. CWE-863 (Incorrect Authorization) describes a failure to verify that an authenticated user has the necessary permissions to access a specific resource, distinct from authentication failure. In this case, UsersController::show() and printInventory() correctly authenticate the request and check for the users.view permission, but then proceed to eager-load Eloquent relationships - licenses, accessories, consumables - and render them in the response without verifying the caller holds the corresponding module-level permissions (e.g., licenses.view, accessories.view, consumables.view). This is a broken object-level authorization pattern: the controller trusts that passing the initial gate check implies broader data access rights. The CVSS vector AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N reflects a network-accessible web endpoint requiring only a low-privilege session with no attack complexity or user interaction needed. No CPE string was provided in the intelligence data.

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Severity by source

Vendor (github) PRIMARY 4.3 MEDIUM
AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
vuln.today AI 4.3 MEDIUM

Network-accessible web endpoint requires only a low-privilege authenticated session (users.view role); confidentiality impact is limited to partial inventory metadata with no integrity or availability impact.

3.1 AV:N/AC:L/PR:L/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:N/A:N
4.0 AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:L/UI:N/VC:L/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N

Primary rating from Vendor (github).

CVSS VectorVendor: github

Attack Vector
Network
Attack Complexity
Low
Privileges Required
Low
User Interaction
None
Scope
Unchanged
Confidentiality
Low
Integrity
None
Availability
None

Lifecycle Timeline

1
Patch available
Jul 10, 2026 - 21:02 EUVD

DescriptionCVE.org

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.6.2, UsersController::show() and printInventory() authorize only user viewing before loading and rendering assigned license, accessory, and consumable relationships, allowing an authenticated user with only users.view to see inventory and cost/order metadata from modules that direct permissions would otherwise deny. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.2.

Threat Intelligence Overview

EPSS Score
0.3%
Top 84% exploitable
Prevalence
Low
open-source niche IT asset management, limited enterprise footprint
Threat Intel
1
1 sources
Exploit
POC
Public exploit code exists
Data Quality
6 sources
Confidence: High
EUVD NVD CVE.org EPSS Vulnrichment GHSA GitHub

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 MEDIUM
CISA KEV No
Public POC Yes
EPSS 0.3%
Patch available Yes
Active threat No
Deciding rule
MEDIUM severity (CVSS 4.0-6.9)
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· derived
Scheduled
Exploitation
Poc
System Exposure· derived
Open
Automatable
No
Human Impact· derived
Medium
Technical Impact
Partial

Priority Score

42
Low Medium High Critical
KEV: 0
EPSS: 0
CVSS: +22
PoC: +20
Weaponized: 0
Threat intel: 0
Gov advisory: 0

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