Snipe-IT Vulnerable to Privilege Escalation for self via API Permissions Assignment
### Impact A user with only users.edit AND api permissions 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. ### Patches Patched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/pull/19024
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Related CVEs.
| ID | severity | exploitable | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| CVE-2026-48493US | —OT elevated | — | ||
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… | ||||
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