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.
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Advisories
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Github GHSA |
GHSA-hq28-crg7-95pr | Snipe-IT has Privilege Escalation via API Permissions Assignment |
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Solution
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Workaround
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History
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Grokability
Grokability snipe-it Snipeitapp Snipeitapp snipe-it |
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| CPEs | cpe:2.3:a:snipeitapp:snipe-it:*:*:*:*:*:*:*:* | |
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Grokability
Grokability snipe-it Snipeitapp Snipeitapp snipe-it |
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cvssV3_1
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Tue, 26 May 2026 19:45:00 +0000
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| Description | 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. | |
| Title | Snipe-IT: Privilege Escalation via API Permissions Assignment | |
| Weaknesses | CWE-281 CWE-863 |
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cvssV4_0
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Status: PUBLISHED
Assigner: GitHub_M
Published:
Updated: 2026-05-26T19:29:31.026Z
Reserved: 2026-05-07T21:21:48.352Z
Link: CVE-2026-44832
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Status : Analyzed
Published: 2026-05-26T20:16:20.183
Modified: 2026-05-26T20:38:35.380
Link: CVE-2026-44832
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OpenCVE Enrichment
Updated: 2026-05-26T20:30:15Z
Github GHSA