CVE-2026-44832
HIGH
7,1
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Confidentiality: N/A
Integrity: N/A
Availability: N/A
HIGH
8,8
Source: [email protected]
Attack Vector: network
Attack Complexity: low
Privileges Required: low
User Interaction: none
Scope: unchanged
Confidentiality: high
Integrity: high
Availability: high
Description
AI Translation Available
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.
281
Improper Preservation of Permissions
DraftCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Modify Application Data
Applicable Platforms
All platforms may be affected
863
Incorrect Authorization
IncompleteCommon Consequences
Security Scopes Affected:
Confidentiality
Integrity
Access Control
Availability
Potential Impacts:
Read Application Data
Read Files Or Directories
Modify Application Data
Modify Files Or Directories
Gain Privileges Or Assume Identity
Bypass Protection Mechanism
Execute Unauthorized Code Or Commands
Dos: Crash, Exit, Or Restart
Dos: Resource Consumption (Cpu)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Memory)
Dos: Resource Consumption (Other)
Applicable Platforms
Technologies:
Web Server, Database Server, Not Technology-Specific
Application
Snipe-It by Snipeitapp
Version Range Affected
To
8.4.1
(exclusive)
CPE Identifier
View Detailed Analysis
cpe:2.3:a:snipeitapp:snipe-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:*
Common Platform Enumeration - Standardized vulnerability identification
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d…
https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr