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CVE-2026-44832

Snipe-IT: Privilege Escalation via API Permissions Assignment

Published: May 26, 2026Updated: May 26, 2026 Sources: CVE List NVD
NVD MITRE
8.8CVSS
HIGH

Snipe-IT is an IT asset/license management system. Prior to 8.4.1, aAn authenticated user with only users.edit permission can escalate their own privileges to admin by sending a PATCH request to /api/v1/users/{id} with permissions[admin]=1. The API controller only strips the superuser key from the permissions array, allowing admin and all other permission keys to be set by any user who can update users. This vulnerability is fixed in 8.4.1.

EPSS Score
N/A
CISA KEV
Not in KEV
Exploits
No Known Exploits
Remediation
Patch Available

CVSS Vector Breakdown

AV:NAC:LPR:LUI:NS:UC:HI:HA:H
Exploitability
AV:NAttack Vector
Network
AC:LAttack Complexity
Low
PR:LPrivileges Required
Low
UI:NUser Interaction
None
Scope
S:UScope
Unchanged
Impact
C:HConfidentiality
High
I:HIntegrity
High
A:HAvailability
High

Weaknesses

CWE-281CWE-863

Affected Products

snipe-it
grokability
snipe-it
snipeitapp

Attack Graph

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Exploitability

Official Patch Available

MITRE ATT&CK

3 techniques
Initial Access
Privilege Escalation
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References

https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr
github.com
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569
github.com

Timeline

Published
May 26, 2026
Last Updated
May 26, 2026

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