CVE-2026-44832
highpriority · track · 35OT risk · elevatedEPSS 0.003 · 24 %ileDEEUUSEPSS · scored 2026-10-27
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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base score 0–10 · higher = more severe · hover a vector to decode⚠ sources disagree · medium–high · 6.3–8.8
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affected products (5)
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advisories (2)
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- WID-SEC-W-2026-1377Snipe-IT: Mehrere SchwachstellenDeutsch2026-05-05csaf · cert_bundDE
Ein Angreifer kann mehrere Schwachstellen in Snipe-IT ausnutzen, um Cross-Site-Scripting-Angriffe durchzuführen, Benutzer auf bösartige Websites umzuleiten, Administratorrechte zu erlangen oder beliebigen Code auszuführen.
- GHSA-hq28-crg7-95prSnipe-IT has Privilege Escalation via API Permissions Assignment2026-05-08ghsa · osvUS
### Impact An 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. ### Patches Patched in https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569, fix was released in v8.4.1 ### Workarounds None.
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references (8)
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- https://access.redhat.com/security/cve/cve-2026-44832cnnvd
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569cnnvd
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95prcnnvd
- https://snipeitapp.com/downloadPatchcnnvd
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569enisa_euvd
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95prenisa_euvd
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/commit/ce18ff669ceb0f0349749fd5d11c1d3d40b10569Patchnvd
- https://github.com/grokability/snipe-it/security/advisories/GHSA-hq28-crg7-95prPatchVendor Advisorynvd
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