Vulnerability · Published Jun 23, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-48493Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment

Medium 5.5

In plain English

A medium-severity incorrect authorization in snipe-it from grokability. There are no confirmed reports of exploitation so far. The chance it is exploited in the next 30 days is estimated at 0.3% (higher than 23% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.5Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 76.5% of all CVEs

Exploited in the wildNo reportsCISA SSVC: none

Attack toolingNoneno public tooling known

Official 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.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Packagist	snipe/snipe-it	8.6.0	GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
grokability	snipe-it	< 8.6.0

Weakness: CWE-863 · Vector: CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:L/I:H/A:N

References

https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-52fw-7fw2-fmv5 x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024 x_refsource_MISC