Vulnerability · Published Jul 10, 2026 · Assigned by GitHub_M

CVE-2026-55475Snipe-IT: Import created_by can be overwritten

Medium 5.7

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 28% of all known vulnerabilities). Fixed versions are available - upgrade the affected package.

Severity (CVSS 3.1)5.7Medium

Exploit odds (30 days)0.3%top 71.9% 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. Prior to 8.6.1, the Importer API endpoint allows a user with CSV import capabilities and a valid API key to overwrite the created_by value of an import file, allowing unauthorized modification of import ownership metadata. This issue is fixed in version 8.6.1.

Affected packages & fixed versions

Ecosystem	Package	Fixed in	Advisory
Packagist	snipe/snipe-it	8.6.1	GHSA-5wx7-xq8j-v4qm

Affected products (as reported)

Vendor	Product	Versions
grokability	snipe-it	< 8.6.1

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

References

https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-5wx7-xq8j-v4qm x_refsource_CONFIRM
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19072 x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/39fbe983132feca2ef15c1c0200fcc77c23a1434 x_refsource_MISC
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/releases/tag/v8.6.1 x_refsource_MISC